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Jamestown, first successful English colony in North America, is set up in Virginia.
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Pocahontas held captive in demand for randsom by the English
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Virginia recruiting company Headright System offered 50 acres of land for each person a settler paid to bring over.
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First ship of Afrian slaves arrived in Virginia.
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Virginia produced 160,000 pounds of tobacco per year.
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Maryland was the 2nd Chesapeake colony established by England after Jamestown, Virginia.
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Pilgrim colony joined with Massachusetts Bay colony.
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The Stamp Act was passed.
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The Boston Massacre happened.
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The Tea Act was passed.
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Battle of Lexington and Concord started.
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Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" is published.
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Declaration of Independence was ratified by the 13 colonies.
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The United States and France signed the French Alliance.
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Delaware becomes first state to ratify the Constitution.
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New Hampshire was the last one to sign the Constitution.
