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1608, Fur Trade
The first fur trade station was established in New France in 1608. -
1610, First Permanent Settlement
Santa Fe was the first permanent settlement in Spain -
1621, Netherlands Chartered Dutch West
The Netherlands chartered the Dutch West India Company in 1621. -
1626, Minuit Buys Manhatten
Peter Minuit buys Manhatten from the Munsee people. -
1641, First African Marriage
First African Marriage in 1641 -
1650, 500 Slaves
500 enslaved Africans in the colony by 1650. -
1685, French Emigration
The French Protestants emigrated after France criminalized Protestantism in 1685. -
1700, White Colonists
85,000 White Colonists remained in Chesapeake in 1700.