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First settlement
On the date, three ships landed in Jamestown, which established the first English settlement in the U.S. -
Pilgrims
On this date, Pilgrims first step foot on Plymouth Rock -
Mayflower Compact
The Puritans established the Mayflower Compact, it established a government and legal structure. -
First Thanksgiving
The Pilgrims and some of the Campanoag tribe have the first Thanksgiving feast in the autumn time. -
The Indian Massacre of 1622
This was when Chief Opchanacanough and the Powhatan Confederacy attempted to rid their colony of settlers; 1/3 of the settlers were killed. -
Pequot War
Pequot teamed up with their alliance to fight against Plymouth, Saybrok, and Massachusetts colonies; at the end of the war their were only 200 Pequot tribe members left. -
Harvard
On this day, Harvard college was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts. -
Treaty of Hartford
This treaty ended the Pequot War. -
Slavery in the Massachusetts Colony
Slavery is legalized in the Massachusetts Colony. -
The constitution of the General Assembly of Rhode Island
On this date, the constitution of the General Assembly of Rhode island is drafted; in this the church and state are going to be separating. -
Slavery
Slavery is legalized in Connecticut and is also recognized in the American colonies. -
The Navigation Act
The Navigation Act is passed, the British Parliament controls colonial commerce in the New World. -
King Philip's War
One of the costliest wars for European settlements, twelve towns were destroyed. -
Bacon's Rebellion
During Bacon's Rebellion, Jamestown was burned down. Nathanial Bacon lead the rebellion of planters against the Governor Berkeley. -
First Newspaper
On this date, the first newspaper was issued in the United States.
