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Rule of New England

England · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

1Records
1616Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1616

John Smith1616

New England · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Gives "New England" its name

Names involved

John Smith

Provenance

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