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Jamestown, South Virginia, becomes the first English settlement in the Americas after many previous attempts
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John Rolfe's marriage to Pocahontas brings eight years of peace between the indians and the Americans.
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Chief Opchanacanough and the Powhatan Confederacy try to drive the English settlers out. The peace obtained through the marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe is no more. About 300 English people were killed.
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Maryland is founded as a Catholic colony in the Americas and promotes religious freedom.
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The Indians attack the English settlement of Jamestown but the attack was unsuccessful.
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The constitution separated church and state and motivated people to participate in legislation.
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British troops take New Amsterdam from the Dutch in a non-violent takeover.
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King Phillip's War begins when the Metacom Indians attacked English settlements due to intrusion of their lands.
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The end of the war marks the end of the last major effort to drive the English out of America by the Native Americans.
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Nathanial Bacon initiates a rebellion against Governor Berkeley over alleged thefts from Native Americans in Jamestown. Jamestown is burned down.
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Robert Cavalier, Sieur de LaSalle explores the area of the lower Mississippi River Valley and claims it for France.
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William Penn signs a treaty with Delaware Indians and obtains the lands of Pennsylvania.