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| 1 | 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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| 2 | 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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| 3 | 1664 | - 27 Aug 1664: English seize New Amsterdam (city and colony) from the Dutch and later rename it New York.
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1618 - 1686 (~ 68 years)