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British East India Company Established
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Jamestown, Virginia Established
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End of 30 Years War
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First African Slaves brought to the New World
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The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock
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Maryland is founded
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Galileo is forced to recant his heliocentric theories
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English Civil War
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Charles II is crowned King of England
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Great Plague in London
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Great Fire of London
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Pennsylvania is founded
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James II succeeds Charles II in England
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William III of England defeats former king James II a the Battle of the Boyne