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Dutch Defeat the Portuguese -
The first capital of Acadia is established as Port-Royal -
Jamestown, Virginia becomes the first English Settlement in North America; which is founded by John Smith and English gold seekers. -
The founding of Quebec -
Santa Fe, New Mexico is established -
The Dutch establish a fur trading center -
The first African slaves are brought to Jamestown. -
Indian massacre of 1622 in Virginia
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King James I dies
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Massachusetts Bay Colony founded
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Province of Maryland founded
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Connecticut Colony founded by Thomas Hooker
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Harvard College is founded
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French and Iroquois Wars escalate
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New England Confederation created
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Execution of King Charles I
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First Quakers arrive in New England
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Death of Oliver Cromwell
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Esopus Wars
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Halfway Covenant adopted
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The Duke's laws are issued
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The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina are drawn up
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Charles Town founded in present-day South Carolina
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Blue laws enacted in Connecticut
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King Phillip's War in New England
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Pueblo Revolution
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Charles II dies and his brother of York becomes King James II
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The Glorius Revolution occurs
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The first newspaper issued in the English colonies is published in Boston
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Capital of Virginia moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg