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Date |
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| 1 | 1641 | - Rebellion of 1641 in Ireland; Catholics regain control
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| 2 | 1649 | - Charles I executed; English Civil War; Cromwell re-captures Ireland and confiscates Catholic land
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| 3 | 1660 | - Restoration of the British Monarchy; Charles II becomes King
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| 4 | 1664 | |
| 5 | 1668 | - St. Mary's City chartered, first capital of Maryland
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| 6 | 1671 | - George Fox, founder of Quakerism, visits Maryland
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| 7 | 1681 | - Charles II grants William Penn charter for Pennsylvania (Delaware split off in 1704)
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| 8 | 1682 | - William Penn and other Quakers arrive in Pennsylvania
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| 9 | 1690 | - Battle of the Boyne: James II of England defeats rebellious Irish Catholics, and Penal Laws re-establish Church of England
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| 10 | 1691 | - George Fox, founder of Quakerism, dies
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| 11 | 1692 | - Salem witch trials; Episcopal (Anglican) Church established in colony of Maryland
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| 12 | 1697 | - French colony of San Domingue established on Haiti (lasts until 1804)
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