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May 6, 1000
Leif Ericson discovers Vinland (New England).
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May 6, 1492
October 12. Columbus discovers the New World.
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May 6, 1506
New World named after Americus Vespucius.
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Raleigh sends first expedition to America.
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May 12. Founding of Jamestown, Virginia.
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First assembly meets at Jamestown. Slaves first sold in Virginia
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Coming of the Pilgrims in the Mayflower.
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Maryland first settled by Calvert.
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Connecticut charter granted.
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Charter granted to Rhode Island.Charter for the Carolinas granted.
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English king Charles II declares war on Netherlands
