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Jamestown Established
The first permanent settlement in America -
House of Burgesses formed
the first democratically legislative body in English North America -
Mayflower Compact Signed
Plymouth colony aka modern-day Massachusetts was founded by the Plymouth Company -
Indian Massacre of 1622
Took place in Virginia -
Pequot War Ends
The war between the Pequot tribe and the colonists in New England finally ends. -
Kieft's War
A war against the Lenape Indians in New Netherland -
Peach Tree War
A war Between the Susquehannock Indians and New Netherland settlements along the Hudson River -
King Charles II grants charter for new colony
This colony becomes the province of Carolina -
Arkansas Post Established
Established under Henry de Tonti as the first European settlement below the Mississippi river valley -
First Newspaper Issued
Issued to the English colonies, published in Boston.