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Christopher Columbus thought he was in India, therefore giving the Indians their name.
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Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States.
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The British created the Massachusetts Bay Colony because they wanted to start new lives. Creating this colony abled them to worship and have freedom of religion as they pleased.
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New Amsterdam was the largest Dutch colonial settlement in North America.
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They met to discuss better relations with the Indian tribes and how to resolve conflict with the French.
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George Washington led his troops to this fort, only to be met with an expecting French army along with their Indian allies. This was a loss on Great Britain's side.
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The British won this war, and it changed the way Parliament and King George III viewed the colonies.
