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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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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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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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.
Abt 1595 - 1630 (35 years)
