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Tobacco shipped from Virginia
Tobacco was first exported from Virginia.
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Founding of St. Augustine
Spain’s Pedro Menendez de Aviles founded St. Augustine in present-day Florida.
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Raleigh received charter
Sir Walter Raleigh received an English charter to establish colonies in eastern North America.
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Glorious Revolution
King James II of England was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution.
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Two Treatises of Government
John Locke published Two Treatises of Government. His anti-authoritarian work asserted that “all men by nature are equal” and would later have a monumental impact on the founding of the United States.
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Free black settlement in Florida
The governor of Spanish Florida announced the establishment of a free black town at Fort Mose.
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Cromwell and Puritans in power in England
Thomas Cromwell and the Puritans assumed power in England.
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Restoration of the monarchy
In England, the monarchy was restored. Charles II returned to the throne and bishops were restored to Parliament.
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Anne Bradstreet published
Anne Bradstreet’s poetry collection, The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, was published, making Bradstreet the first published female writer in America.