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Jamestown is Established
The first English settlement in the United States -
House of Burgesses
First representative assembly is elected in Jamestown -
Mayflower Compact
First government framework to be signed for the Americas. It was signed by Puritans aboard the Mayflower. -
Plymouth
Puritans establish a new settlement -
Indian Massacre of 1622
Native American attack on Jamestown that killed 1/3 of the colony -
Massachusetts Legalizes Slavery
The first colony to do so in the Americas -
Navigation Act
Passed by the British Parliament -
British Troops Seize New Netherlands from the Dutch
City of New Amsterdam is changed to New York -
Bacon's Rebellion
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Pennsylvania Colony is Founded
William Penn signs a treaty with Delaware Indians and pays for the land -
Salem Witch Trials
Lasted through May of 1693