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The first permanent English settlement in North America was Jamestown, Virginia.
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The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest, Santa Fe, was established.
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The first tobacco crop was planted by John Rolfe, which saved Jamestown from ruin.
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The first representative assembly which met in Virginia was the General Assembly, which would later become the House of Burgesses.
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The pilgrims founded Plymouth Colony while trying to separate from the Church of England.
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King Philip's War was a violent Native American uprising led by Metacom, which brought an end to Native American power in New England.
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Bacon's rebellion was originally started by some pigs being stolen because of a debt which was not paid. It was then led by Nathaniel Bacon as he fought against Native Americans, but ended up becoming a conflict among Englishmen as well.
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James II of England was deposed by his daughter Mary and William of Orange. The revolution was relatively non-violent.