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Three ships land in the territory of Jamestown, establishing it as the first English settlement in the United States. Governed by Captain John Smith, there were over 100 settlers that lived there.
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John Rolfe marries Pocahontas which would, for the time being, bring peace between the Indians and the colonists.
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A smallpox epidemic claims the lives of 90% of the Native American populations in the Massachusetts Bay area from the years 1618 to 1619.
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The first representative assembly in America (the House of Burgesses) meet in Virginia for their first ever meeting.
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The Puritans establish the settlement in Plymouth and form the Mayflower Compact, which establishes a government and legal structure.
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The first Thanksgiving celebration is held between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe.
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The colony of Massachusetts becomes the first colony to legalize slavery.
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Metacom Indians attack colonial settlements due to land encroachments. In total, twelve towns were destroyed.