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| 1 | 1607 | - 1607: Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, is established by the London Company in southeast Virginia (May 14 Old Style).
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| 2 | 1619 | - 1619: The House of Burgesses, the first representative assembly in America, meets for the first time in Virginia (July 30 Old Style). The first African slaves are brought to Jamestown that summer.
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| 3 | 1620 | - 1620: The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is established by Pilgrims from England (Dec. 11 Old Style). Before disembarking from their ship, the Mayflower, 41 male passengers sign the Mayflower Compact, an agreement that forms the basis of the colony's government.
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Abt 1600 - Aft 1655 (~ 56 years)