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Established James Fort
James Fort was established on the James River by the Virginia Company of London. -
The First Barrels Arrive In England
England receives its first cured Tobacco barrels from the colony of Virginia. -
Slavery Begins in Virginia
The Atlantic Slave Trade had Spanish and Portuguese ships transporting enslaved people to Virginia. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony Established
Massachusetts Bay Colony, an English settlement on the east coast of America, was established in the areas around Salem and Boston. -
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The Pequot War
The Pequot War took place between 1636 and 1638 in New England between the Pequot tribe and an alliance of the colonists of the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Saybrook colonies and their allies from the Narragansett and Mohegan tribes. -
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The Esopus Wars
The Esopus Wars were two conflicts between the Esopus tribe of Lenape Indians and New Netherlander colonists -
The Hudson's Bay Company
A Canadian fur-trading business is established called The Hudson's Bay Company. -
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Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers that took place from 1676 to 1677.