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1607
The first colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia -
1609/10
Period in Jamestown Colony history referred to as the Starving Time. -
1614
Violent confrontation between hundreds of English and Powhatan men on the Pamunkey River,Virginia. -
1624
Virginia was made a royal colony. -
1637
The Pequot War, Native Indians of Connecticut and Rhode Island were defeated by the colonists. -
1640-1701
The Beaver Wars, also known as the Iroquois Wars or the French and Iroquois.