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Jamestown was the first english settlement of New America. Although short-lived, Jamestown was extremely revolutionary, and important for the colonization of America.
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The first Tobacco plants were planted, which would lead to a huge cash crop industry.
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The first representative assembly. This was the first time we begin to see government and order develop.
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The first slaves arrive in Jamestown, from Africa.
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The Colony of Plymoth in Massachusetts was established by the English.
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Maryland was established by Charles I
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Both North and South Carolina were founded
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First called New Amsterdam by the dutch, New york was seized by the English. This land would quickly grow into a large power in early America