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Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America
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In 1609 Henry Hudson explored the northeast coast and named what is now known as the Hudson river in modern day new york
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The Dutch settled and formed the colony of New Netherland.
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The house of burgesses was the first elected assembly in the colonies, the first form of the new government system.
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In 1620 the pilgrims set foot on and began to settle in the area that is now known as the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.
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In 1630 the pilgrims founded the city of Boston Massachusetts
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Thomas Hooker moves to Connecticut and establishes a colony.
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The Quakers settle and establish a colony in northern new England.
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King Philips war begins between the colonists in new England and what was mostly the Wampanoag people.
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In Salem, Massachusetts the Salem witch trials begin due to an uprising and a lot of accusations concerning witchcraft and deals with the devil.