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Establishment of Jamestown
Jamestown was the first successful English settlement -
Pilgrims Land at Plymouth
Pilgrims land at Cape Cod after a long journey on the Mayflower. They created the Mayflower Compact, which was the first written constitution in the New World. -
Thirty Years War Starts
Disputes over the American colonies started a massive war in Europe known as the Thirty Years War. -
First Massachusetts Colony Founded
John Winthrop founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in present-day Boston Massachusetts. -
Rhode Island is Founded
Rhode Island colony is founded as the first colony to grant complete religious freedom. Rodgers Williams founded it after being expelled from Massachusetts. -
First New World University is Founded
North America's first University is founded in Cambridge in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. -
Thirty Years War Ends
The Treaty of Westphalia is signed, ending the Thirty Years' War after many injuries and casualties. -
First Navigational Act Passed by Parliament
Parliament passed the first Navigational Act, making it legal to ship out goods to England from the colonies. -
New York Colony is Founded
The Dutch surrender New Netherlands to the English and then they renamed New York. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Armed men capture Jamestown and burn it down. This was because of high taxes and low tobacco prices.