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Jamestown,Virginia Established
First permanent English colony on American mainland. -
Johannes Kepler
Published his Laws of Planetary Motion which explained the movement of planets around the sun. -
Start of the Thirty Years' War
Protestants revolt against Catholic oppression. -
First Slaves Brought to America
Sparked the American Civil War, which, for five years, forced the north and south into fighting for the freedom or slavery of African-Americans. -
Mayflower Compact
The first settlers' constitution of government, which allowed the pilgrims to act without problems from King James. -
Plymouth Colony Established
Plymouth provided what the pilgrims were looking for- religious freedom. Because of this early settlement, America was able to grow. -
Boston Was Founded
It was founded by Massachusetts colonists led by John Winthrop -
End of the Thirty Years' War
German population about half of what it was in 1618 because of war and pestilence. -
Great Plague in London
The plague killed 75,000 people. -
French Settlers Move
They move into Mississippi and Louisiana