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In 1645, Flushing , then a town called Vlissengen , was granted a charter by the Dutch West India Company and became a part of New Netherlands . It was settled largely by English families, similar to English settlements at Gravesend, Hempstead, and Jamaica, Long Island. A respected Flushing colonist, Henry Townsend , held a Quaker meeting in his home and was fined and banished. Flushing citize...
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 and Rebellion in the American Colonies=This project is to identify profiles of the (sometimes forgotten) patriots who led the way to what became the American nation.Collaborators, please feel free to edit the overview, add resources, and invite more collaborators.==background=====The Glorious Revolution - Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights===The Magna Carta start...