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Jamestown was Founded
Around 100 colonists from England build a settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. -
Pilgrims Sailed to America
Pilgrims sailed from England to North America on a ship called the "Mayflower" and founded the Plymouth Colony in 1620. -
Dutch Settle in New Amsterdam
A group of Dutch settlers build on an island in the Hudson River and call it New Amsterdam. In 1664 they lost control of it to the English and it was renamed New York. -
Pennsylvania Founded
Williams Penn, who was a Quaker, formed the religiously tolerant colony of Pennsylvania. -
French Establish Colony of Louisiana
French settlers claim all of the land around the Mississippi River and name Louisiana after French King Louis XIV.