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Jamestown
The English established the settlement called Jamestown in 1607. Virginia was the home to the first settlement of the New World. -
The House of Burgesses
The first representative assembly is established in the New World. This assembly was known as The House of Burgesses. -
The Plymouth Colony
The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is established by Pilgrims coming from England. The Mayflower compact was formed, it went over the colonies government. -
New Amsterdam seized
New Amsterdam was seized by the English from the Dutch. It was renamed New York.
