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King Henry VIII had banned the Catholic Church in England and replaced it with the Church of England.
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The colony of new Spain was formed in 1535.
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St Augustin is built.
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The first colonists arrive at Roanoke.
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The Jamestown settlement is started.
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John Smith left Jamestown and in 1614 explored north along the Atlantic coast.
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The first Africans arrive in Virginia.
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On a cold day in september 1620, they left from England on a ship called the Mayflower.
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The settlers arrived in a place with no government. To keep order, all the men aboard the Mayflower signed a compact, or agreement. This documet became known as the Mayflower Compact.
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The first winter was very hard, It was cold and long. By spring, 50 of the102 settlers had died.
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The "First Thanksgiving in Plymouth. About 53 Pligrams celebrate Thanksgiving with about 90 Indians and their great king Massasoit.
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In 1623 the leaders decided to divided the land among the colonist. The result was that the people worked harder.
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The number of people living in Plymouth stayed low in its first ten years. By 1630, there were only about 300 colonist.
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English colonist began to settle in different areas of New England. Life there began to change. Many of the new colonist were not friendly towards the Native Americans and settled on more of their lands.
