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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Rhode Island outlawed slavery,Rhode Island passed a law prohibiting slavery, though it was largely ignored and later repealed.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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