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John Smith bullied the natives and established Jamestown.
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The first African slaves were brought to Jamestown to work because the Native people were dying from disease and being overworked.
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Sir Walter Raleigh settled in Roanoke. Jamestown was the capitol. It was the first English (Royal Crown) Colony from 1607-1707, then it was a colony of Great Britain from 1707-1776, and it is now called the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Known as The Society of Friends. They were involved in politics and were the first organization to ban slaveholding. William Penn was a famous Quaker.
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The Duke of York recieved New Netherland as a gift and renamed it New York. He gave away a part of his land to two friends and that land became New Jersey.
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Was one of the middle colonies and was founded by George Carteret and Lord Berkeley in 1664. Prior to 1702 it was divided into East Jersey and West Jersey.
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Was founded by James Oglethorpe in 1732 and named after King James II of England. It was one of the Southern Colonies.
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The Stamp Act was passed in March of 1765. It was a tax that American Colonists had to pay for every piece of printed paper they used.
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The American Colonists didn't like the British ruiling them so they overthrew the British authority and founded the United States of America.
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