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Roanoke Island
First English colony is established at Roanoke Island, North Carolina. By 1590, the colony had mysteriously disappeared. -
James town
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the new world is founded by John Smith and the Virginia Company of London -
The house of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses, the first representative government in the New World is founded in Jamestown. -
Thanks giving
The First Thanksgiving is held at Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
New york city
New Amsterdam, which would later become New York City, is founded. -
The colony of Providence
Roger Williams establishes the colony of Providence in order to practice a purer form of Christianity. Curiously, he welcomes settlers who practice other religions as well. -
Connecticut and Massachusetts
Connecticut and Massachusetts militia massacre Pequot Indians near present-day Mystic. -
King Philip's war
War between Puritan settlers and Wampanoag Indians under Metacom (King Philip) breaks out in Massachusetts in what came to be known as King Philip’s War. -
Witches
Hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts leads to the infamous Salem Witch Trials, in witch at least 25 “witches” are executed. -
French and Indian war
The french people fought with the Americans for land and resources