- James I, who ruled from 1603 to 1625, and Charles I, who ruled from 1625 to 1649, both believed in divine right. ... - William Bradford became the first governor of Plymouth. ... - William Laud- a member of the Anglican Clergy who persuaded Charles I to "toughen up" on the Puritans. ... The largest piece was given to James, the Duke of York. ... Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania was a proprietary colony started by William Penn, who had a very rich father...

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England Plants the Jamestown Seedling 1. 1606- a joint-stock company, the Virginia Company of London received a charter from king James I of England to start a settlement in the New World. ... The settled near the James River and called the place Jamestown. ... James I disproved of tobacco and the House of Burgesses. ...

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It was during this time that the Stamp Act was placed into effect, and revolutionary thinkers such as James Otis and Samuel Adams were starting to show the colonists that they didn't need the British to protect them, and that in fact the colonies could protect themselves. ... Governor Bradford's son, William, the commander of the Plymouth forces in King Phillips War, was hit by a musket ball, which he carried the rest of his life...

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