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Left Puerto Rico in search of gold and the Fountain of Youth.
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Sent by the King of France to explore the Atlantic Coast
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Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe with intent to pass around South America through the Strait of Magellan
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London Company send three ships and 144 colonists to Virginia. About 100 survive the crossing.
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The Dutch sent the English explorer Henry Hudson to look for a passage to the northwest.
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Half of the pilgrims were on the small ship Mayflower when it set sail.
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Promises allegiance to King James. Agreed to make just and equal laws for the good of the colony.
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Led the colony until just before his death in 1657.
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Winthrop took a fleet of 11 ships and some 700 people to sail to New England.
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Left Massachusetts to create a settlement. It is known today as New Hampshire.
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Adopted America's first written constitution. Extended voting rights to all free men.
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Nathaniel Bacon formed a small army and launched a rebellion. He launched the rebellion because his slave overseer was killed by Indians.
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Nineteen people believed to be witches were executed and others died in jail. Witch trials were soon condemned and remaining "witches" were freed.
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England takes parts of present-day eastern Canada from France.
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The last of the original 13 colonies, Georgia, is founded.
