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Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther begins Protestant Reformation
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First Africans arrive in Virginia
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Pilgrims sail on the mayflower to Plymouth Bay
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Population of English colonies in America about 2,000
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Charles I dismisses Parliament and persecutes Puritans
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Puritans found Massachusetts Bay Colony
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English Civil War Starts
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English Civil War Ends
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Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia
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Start of Glorious Revolution overthrows Stuarts and Dominion of New England
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End of Glorious Revolution overthrows Stuarts and Dominion of New England
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Start of Leisler's Rebellion in New York
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End of Leisler's Rebellion in New York
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Royal African Company slave trade monopoly ended
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Population of English colonies in America about 250,000
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New York City slave revolt
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South Carolina slave revolt