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Jamestown
First permanent settlement in the New World -
Hudson River
Henry Hudson discovers the Hudson River in New York -
The Real Pocahontas
Pocahontas married John Rolfe. Introducing tobacco seeds to the colony and 8 years of peace -
Plymouth
Puritans establish a settlement in Plymouth and create the Mayflower Compact -
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First Thanksgiving
Three day event between Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe -
Indian Massacre
Powhatan Confederacy kill 300 colonist, a third of the entire population -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
founded of the Massachusetts Bay Colony -
Rhode Island
Roger Williams founds Rhode Island after his banishment from Massachusetts -
Slavery
Slavery in recognized in the American colony after Connecticut legalizes it -
Anti-Slavery
Rhode Island restricts slavery, making it illegal -
New Netherlands
British troops seize New Netherlands from the Dutch in a "peaceful takeover" -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon leads planters against Governor Berkeley -
Pennsylvania
William Penn signs treaty with Indian tribe and buys land from them -
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Salem Witch Trails
accusations of witches led to arrests of hundreds and the death of 19 people
