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Roanoke Colony
established in 1585 on Roanoke Island. They had lack of supplies and bad relations with the Indians. Many people returned to England a year after arriving to the colony. By the time John White led an expedition there, all the men had disappeared. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Colony -
Jamestown
the Virginia Company founded the first settlement in North America along the James River. Jamestown was on the edge of failure until colonists brought supplies and food in 1610.
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House of Burgesses
The first legislative assembly in Virginia. Included 22 members that included all white, land owning males.
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Great Migration
20,000 Pilgrims came to America to have religious freedom. They left their stable middle class lives in England, for an unsure future in America.
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Mayflower Compact/ Mayflower/ Plymouth
the Mayflower Compact was a set of rules made by the English settlers who traveled to america on the Mayflower. they knew that they were going to need a temporary set of rules in the colony for them to abide by. on November 11,1620, white male colonists and two indentured servants signed the Mayflower Compact.
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New York
the Dutch called the area New Netherlands and they called New York City, New Amsterdam. in 1664 the British claimed the land and named it after the Duke of York. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
a colony of Puritan people who traveled to the new world . it was originally a land grant from the Council of New England to the Virginia Company.
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Maryland
in 1632 King Charles I granted a charter to George Calvert giving him rights to land east of the Potomac River. He names Maryland after Henrietta Maria. Maryland was also used as a haven or Roman Catholic settlers.
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Rhode Island
Roger Williams founded Rhode island in 1636. people from the Massachusetts Bay Colony moved there to gain religious and political freedom.
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Connecticut
Thomas Hooker and his wife drove 160 cattle to Connecticut, bringing over 800 people there over the next ten years. Many people that moved to Connecticut became indentured servants for 1-2 years.
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Maryland Toleration Act
when the colony of Maryland was founded, the number of Puritans and Protestants began to outnumber the Catholics. the Maryland Toleration act was passed to ensure the religious freedom of the Roman Catholics in Maryland. it also made it law that one could be whipped or even put to death for speaking out against the faith.
https://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1601-1700/maryland-toleration-act-11630122.html -
Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect was used to avoid strict enforcement of parliamentary laws so that the American Colonies would stay obedient to England. this policy was unofficial because England did not want the colonists to take advantage of the lack of rules.
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Carolina
in 1663, King Charles II gave eight men the land south of Virginia. they eventually founded Carolina and divided it into North and South Carolina. they taxed the colonists who lived there and used the money to start a government.
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/books/content/ilessons/4/ils_nc_gr4_u3_c05_l2.pdf -
Bacon's rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon gathered indentured servants and slaves. he started the rebellion to go against Governor William Berkley for not retaliating against the Native Americans. -
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a haven for Quakers. it was one of the original 13 colonies and was the second state to ratify the US constitution.
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Salem witch trials
in the fall of 1692, people accused young girls in Massachusetts of being witches. the witch trials included everything from burning people to tying rocks to them and throwing them in lakes. 150 people were imprisoned and 19 people were found guilty. the trials ended in September of 1692, when peoples opinions turned against the trials.
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Great Awakening
the Great Awaking was a series of Christian revivals that permanently affected Protestantism. people went to hear preachers and it gave them a sense of deep personal conviction and made people realize their need for Jesus Christ.
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French-Indian war
a conflict between Great Britain and France resulting in enormous territorial gains for Great Britain . this war resulted in the treaty of paris in 1763.
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Albany Plan
the Albany Plan was a plan to created a unified government for the thirteen colonies. the first meeting of the union included people like Ben Franklin and first met on July 10, 1754 in Albany, New York.
https://www.google.com/search?q=the+albany+plan&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS816US816&oq=the+albany+plan&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.3271j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 -
Proclamation of 1763
the Proclamation of 1763 forbade colonial governments and citizens to take land from Native Americans. also it only let licensed traders travel west and deal with Indians.
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of
