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On April 10, 1606, King James I of England issued the First Virginia Charter which created the Virginia Company. It authorized eight Englishmen to colonize "that part of America commonly called Virginia". This is what started the Colonial America Time Period.
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In 1609, Henry Hudson explores North America which is sponsored by the Dutch East India Company.
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Dutch colonists form settlements in New Amsterdam and by the 1620s, elsewhere in New Netherlands.
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Slavery started to begin in the colonies, as twenty Africans were brought by a Dutch ship to Jamestown for sale as indentured servants.
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Eventually, New Netherlands became New York and was settled by the Dutch. They were referred to Peter Stuyvesant and Peter Minuit.
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In 1624, Virginia was converted into a royal colony.
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Dutch colonists, sponsored by the Dutch West India Company arrive in New York. The Virginia Company charter is revoked in London and Virginia is declared a Royal colony.
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The Dutch's military forces take over New York from the British.
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The Treaty of Westminster came back to Dutch colonies to the English.
