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Jamestown
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America. -
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Smallpox
Smallpox epidemic wipes out 90% of the Native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area. -
The House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses, the first representative assembly in America, meets for the first time -
The Mayflower Compact
The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is established. The Mayflower Compact is signed. -
Thanksgiving
The first Thanksgiving celebration is held. -
Harvard College
October 28, 1636 - Harvard College is founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts. -
Colonial Population
Colonial population is estimated at 50,400. -
New Amsterdam
English seize New Amsterdam from the Dutch and rename it New York.