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Jamestown, VA
English settlers fled religious persecution to create the first permanent settlement -
20 African slaves brought to Jamestown
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Plymouth, MA
Around 100 Pilgrims fled religious persecution -
Period: to
Powhatan Wars
occurred in Virginia -
Period: to
Massachusetts Bay Colony
20,000 Puritans migrated to escape persecution -
Great Migration Begins
Puritans defying the Church of England flee to the United States -
Period: to
Pequot Wars
occurred in Southeastern Connecticut -
Beaver Wars Begin
occurred in the Great Lakes area, ended after 1700 -
King Phillip's War Begins
occurred in Connecticut, ends after 1700 -
7,000 African slaves in American Colonies
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French and Indian Wars begin
ended after 1700
