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in 1607 Jamestown was founded in what is now known as Virginia. Although the colony was founded in very poor conditions due to disease and poor land
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The first African slaves are brought over to Jamestown.
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The House of Burgesses was a group of white landowners that gathered in Jamestown
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The Dutch West Trading Company, led by the Netherlands, was used to trade and establish colonies.
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The Puritans established a colony that was self-governing and the most successful colony in New England
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The colonists desire for more land led to this war where thousands of slaves native Americans and other men lost their lives
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A rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon where both White and Black people came together
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Wars between the British colonies and the French over New World territories. Both sides had help from Native Americans