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Jamestown
Jamestown becomes the first permanent Enlish settlement is established in America. -
Pocahontas
Pocahontas marries John Rolfe. This leads to eight years of peace between colonists and Native Americans. -
The Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact is signed, outlining a way for the Enlish settlers to self govern. It was signed by Pilgrams seeking religous freedom from the Church of England -
The First Thanksgiving
The First Thanksgiving was celebrated for three days between the Pilgrams and Wampanoag tribe, who helped them cultivate and settle the land. -
The Indian Massacre of 1622
Chief Opchanacanough and the Powhatan Confederacy tries to remove settlers from eastern Virginia. Three hundred settlers are killed in the attack. -
Manhattan Island
Peter Minuit buys the island from the Man-a-hat-a Indians for $24 worth of trade goods. -
Harvard College
Harvard College is founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts -
New York
New Amsterdam is surrendered to the British. It is officially renamed New York in honor of the Duke of York. -
King Philip's War
Chief Metacomet leads a campaign against English settlers sparked by murder of three of his men and the settlers push for more and more land.