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The city of Plymouth in Massachusetts was founded.
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Dutch West India Company established New Amsterdam.
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Soldiers could not be housed in civilian homes. Taxes must be passed from parliament.
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The city of Portsmouth in Rhode Island was founded.
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Charles the Second establishes his reighn on the English throne.
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Schenectady in New York was founded by the Dutch.
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King Louis XIV revokes the Edict of Nantes which removed protection for protestants.
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Settlement in Florida named Santa Rosa was founded.