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| 1 | 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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| 2 | 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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| 3 | 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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| 4 | 1652 | - 30 May 1652: Rhode Island outlawed slavery,Rhode Island passed a law prohibiting slavery, though it was largely ignored and later repealed.
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| 5 | 1663 | - 24 Mar 1663: Carolina Charter granted,King Charles II granted a charter to eight proprietors to establish the Carolina colony.
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| 6 | 1664 | - 2 Sep 1664: English seize New Netherland,The English fleet seized the Dutch colony of New Netherland without a fight, renaming it New York.
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| 7 | 1675 | - 19 Oct 1675: King Philip's War begins,A major conflict between Native Americans and New England colonists began, resulting in widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
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| 8 | 1676 | - 10 Jun 1676: Bacon's Rebellion,Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion of Virginia colonists against Governor William Berkeley, protesting his failure to protect them from Native American attacks.
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| 9 | 1681 | - 16 Jan 1681: Pennsylvania granted to William Penn,King Charles II granted a large tract of land to William Penn, a Quaker, to found the colony of Pennsylvania.
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| 10 | 1683 | - 10 Apr 1683: New York City Charter,The Dongan Charter established the government of New York City.
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Giscombe Family Database
1956 - (69 years)