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1492 Christopher columbus landed in san salvado
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1513 vasco nunez de balboa crossed isthmus of panama and he sees the pacific ocean
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1520 spanish begin the conquest of maya civilization
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1585 - The Roanoke Colony is founded.
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1619 The first African slaves arrive in Jamestown. The first representative government, the Virginia House of Burgesses, meets at Jamestown.
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1620 Plymouth Colony is founded by the Pilgrims
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1630 Puritans found the city of Boston.
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1656 The Quakers arrive in New England.
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1682 The city of Philadelphia is founded.
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1702 The Colony of New Jersey is formed by the merging of East and West Jersey.
