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| 1 | 1620 | - 11 Nov 1620: Mayflower Compact signed,The male passengers of the Mayflower signed a compact establishing a form of self-government for the Plymouth Colony.
- 21 Dec 1620: Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth,The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower land at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, founding the first permanent English settlement in New England.
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| 2 | 1622 | - 20 Mar 1622: Jamestown Massacre,Native American tribes led by Chief Opechancanough attacked the English settlement of Jamestown, Virginia, killing nearly 350 colonists.
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| 3 | 1629 | - 4 Oct 1629: Massachusetts Bay Colony chartered,King Charles I granted a royal charter to the Massachusetts Bay Company, leading to a large Puritan migration to the New World.
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| 4 | 1630 | - 1 Sep 1630: Founding of Boston,Puritan colonists led by John Winthrop founded the city of Boston, which became the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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| 5 | 1636 | - 18 Sep 1636: Harvard College founded,The General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony established Harvard College, the first institution of higher learning in the United States.
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| 6 | 1639 | - 14 Jan 1639: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut,The settlements of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield adopted the "Fundamental Orders," considered to be the first written constitution in America.
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| 7 | 1643 | - 25 Sep 1643: New England Confederation formed,The colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven formed a military alliance for mutual defense against Native Americans.
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