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Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement is founded. -
The House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses, the first representative assembly in America, meets for the first time in Virginia. -
Slaves
Slaves are brought to America. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact is signed. -
Plymouth Colony
The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is established. -
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam is founded later to be named New York. -
Massachusetts Bay
The colony of Massachusetts Bay is founded. -
Maryland
The Province of Maryland is founded. -
Connecticut
The colony of Connecticut is founded. -
Rhode Island
The colony of Rhode Island is established. -
New Haven
The colony of New Haven is established. -
Delaware Colony
The Delaware Colony is founded. -
Beaver Wars
The Beaver Wars, AKA the French and Iroquois Wars escalate. -
The Anglo-Powhatan Wars
The Anglo-Powhatan Wars were three wars fought between settlers of the Virginia Colony and Algonquin Indians of the Powhatan Confederacy. -
Maryland Toleration Act
The Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, was a law mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians. -
King Charles I is Executed.
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Peach Tree War
The Peach Tree war was a large-scale attack by the Susquehannock Indians and allied tribes on several New Netherland settlements along the Hudson River in New York. -
Esopus Wars
The Esopus Wars were two conflicts between the Esopus tribe of Lenape Indians (Delaware) and New Netherlander colonists. -
Charles II becomes King
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Charles Town
Charles Town is founded.
