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In 1492 Columbus lands in America setting in motion the triangular trade route.
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When the leader came back from a supplies trip he found Roanoke mysteriously abandoned
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They settle Jamestown creating the first permanent English settlement.
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In the starving time 3/4 of the English people in Virginia. It lasted for 1 year
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The first slave ship arrived to America. Most slaves were sent to plantations. They were owned as property for life.
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Plymouth was settled by separatists from the church of England.
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Pennsylvania is established by William Penn to avoid religious persecution because he was of the Quaker religion. Pennsylvania was a safe haven for Quakers.
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The Colonists fought the war for more land.
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The Boston tea party was a protest against unfair taxes. They threw 342 chests of tea overboard.
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Maryland was founded by Gorge Calvert as a safe haven for Catholics.
