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The Founding of Jamestown
The first settlement in America was founded in Virginia and named Jamestown. -
Tobacco
Tobacco became the cash crop of Jamestown. -
The House of Burgesses
The first democratic assembly was held. -
The Start of the Slave Trade in America
The first African slaves were brought into Jamestown by the Dutch. -
the Maryland colony
The Maryland Colony was founded and granted religious freedom to Christians. -
The British Took New Amsterdam
The British sized control of New Amsterdam and renamed it to New York. -
Bacon's Rebellion
An armed rebellion that took place in Virginia. -
The Founding of the Pennsylvania Colony
William Penn founded the Pennsylvania Colony as a place for the Quakers to practice their way of life.