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Jamestown
Settlers who arrived in America established Jamestown in Virginia. -
Slaves brought to Jamestown
The first African slaves were brought to Jamestown. -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses first representative assembly in America meets in Virginia -
Plymouth is established
Pilgrims come to the new world on the Mayflower and establish the colony Plymouth -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by the Massachusetts Bay Company. -
Pennsylvania
William Penn founded the colony of Pennsylvania trying to make an openly religious colony. -
Settlements in New York
Supporters of the puritan faith settled in current-day New York -
Navigation Act
The Navigation Act was passed by the British Parliament -
Enslaved Children Law
Virginia passed a law that said children born to slaves inherited their mother's condition. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon started a rebellion attacking Native Americans for supposedly trying to destroy English America