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The first ever telescope was invented by a Dutch eyeglass maker, Hans Lippershey. -
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
The first season when the colonists founded Jamestown a harsh winter came by and killed most. During this time the people of Jamestown were at their lowest and boiled leather to eat and also ate people from the cemetery to stay alive. -
The House of Burgesses was the legislative body of the Colony of Virginia. -
A dutch slave ship sold 20 slaves to colonists in Jamestown. This was the birth of slavery in America -
A set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower -
The Pilgrims landed in New England and created a settlement called Plymouth Rock -
King Phillips War better known as the First Indian War -
Bacon's rebellion was the first armed uprising of colonists against the English government. Was also a major turn point for slavery. -
The Salem Witch Trials were when women in Massachusetts were prosecuted for doing so-called Witch craft. This was proven false later.