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Roanoke
Roanoke Colony was established in Roanoke Island now known as North Carolina. John White (the govern) and some crew men went searching for supplies leaving 100 men behind. When returning back those men vanished. John and his crew went searching to see what happen, he stumbling upon a craved tree (Crotoan). This brought questioning to go to Croatoan island but upon arriving they were no settlers. This is where the got the name Lost colony from. The men missing is still a mystery. Link-history.com -
Salutary Neglect
The Salutary Neglect was a unconfirmed British policy which allowed American colonist to not abide by trade laws. The Salutary Neglect began in 1607 to 1760's, which causes to keep allegiances and loose control over colonies. They could abide these laws as long as the remain loyal to England. Cause of the Select Neglect, the colonies would have to manage, determine and rule themselves. The salutary neglect came form Edmund Burke's Speech of Conciliation.
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Jamestown
May 4th 1607, the Virgina Colony founded the first English settlement. Virginia Colony made a suggestion to find secret land for a permeant settlement. Disease, famine, starvation and enmity with Algonquian cause the first two years to be hard. After John Smith (captain) left, it caused many problems. The people of Jamestown fought with the Algonquian and leader Powhatan because they were using their land to supply food for the Jamestown people. A few years later, peace was made due to marriage -
House of Burgesses
Governor George announced that the Virginia company voted to restrain using martial law and create a legislative. This legislative was know as House of Burgesses.The house of Burgesses was the first legislative in American colony. The first meeting was in Jamestown Church on July 30,1619. This meeting included 22 burgesses representing 11 settlements. The House of burgesses helped handle taxes, community laws and George orders.
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Great Migration
The Great Migration was a period in the 1620 to 1642, where English Puritans fled to New England, Massachusetts. The fled composed of two thousand pilgrims who went to Plymouth colony and then to Massachusetts Bay Colony. Puritans and different sects fled to the New World for freedom to study their religion.
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Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
The Pilgrims set sail on September 6th,1620 for the New World traveling on the Atlantic Ocean. The Pilgrims who set sail to the New World(Virginia) but due to weather conditions settled in Cape Cod(Massachusetts). Cap Cod was very close to Plymouth Rock, where the Pilgrims hunts were built. Since the Pilgrims landed without no government in control. They decided to make an compact know as the Mayflower Compact. Which consist of them governing themselves. The voyage took 66 days. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
In 1628, the Puritans established an New England company. The New England King(Charles), granted them a charter to discover settlements in Massachusetts. The first puritans group to arrive in Massachusetts were the Massachusetts Bay Company.Following them, was a much larger group under John Winthrop authority.
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Maryland
Maryland colony was considered to be a southern colony. Maryland colony was founded by George Calvert, and Lord Baltimore. Calvert was given a charter for the land from King Charles. King Charles wife was named after the new colony. George Calvin died but his son Cecilius, finished establishing Massachusetts . The reason Maryland was founded was because of haven religious freedom for Catholics. Maryland was the 7th of the original 13 colonies.
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Connecticuit
In the 1630, the Dutch were the first settlers in Connecticut. But in 1636, Thomas hooker founded Connecticut by exploring trading post with John Oldham. The English drove out the Dutch and got control of Connecticut. Connecticut was originally know as the River colony.
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson in 1636. King Charles 2 gave a charter for Rhode island to Roger. Roger was forbidden from Massachusetts for religious tolerance. Rhode Island was a lead to Industrial revelation. Rhode island refused Baptist, Quakers, Jews, and other religious groups.
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Maryland Toleration Act
Also know as Concerning Religion. The Act was passed by Maryland colony on April 21,1649. The Maryland Toleration Act was a law that instructs religious tolerance for Christians. The Calvert family (founded Maryland) agreed with this act to protect catholic settlers. William Claiborne was the first to withdraw the law, but was permeant in 1692 because of the Glorious Revolution.
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Carolina
North Carolina was founded by Virginia colonist (Lords Proprietors) in 1653. South Carolina colony was founded by eight nobles in 1633. Charles 2 allowed land of Carolina to the eight men for financial and political assistance. In 1660, the Proprietors realized it was hard to have only one governor, and manage the whole Carolina. North and South Carolina were one colony until 1729. South Carolina had largest slave population.
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New York
New York originally called Amsterdam, and founded by Peter Minuit in 1626.Then in 1664, the Dutch crumbled and the English received Amsterdam. They then renamed it New York. New York was founded because of trade and profits.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was founded in 1682 by William Penn It was founded for religious freedom for the Quakers. King George 2 gave William sizable area (charter) because William asked to grant him land due to George owing debit to Williams father. Pennsylvania attracted settlers from a number of religious groups. Link-history.com, softschool.com, landofthebrave.com, www.phmc.state.pa.us -
Bacon's rebellion
This is a armed rebellion between Virginia settlers(led by Bacon) and William Berkely. This rebellion was because colony's dismissive policy, leaving Bacon out of inner circle, Berkeley's refusal to reliate for Native American attacks on settlements and refusing Bacon in with fur trade with Indians. Many Virginians rose up against Berkeley, attacking Indians, and ultimately torching the capital. This was the first rebellion in the American colonies in which frontiersmen took part. link-too long -
Salem witch trails
Salem witch trail started with a bunch of girls getting accused of wit craft which lead to the town to accuse false accusation. Salem witch trails were a series of prosecutions accusing people of being witches. They accuse them with little or no evidence. Salem witchcraft trails started in Massachusetts. The 3 people who first accused of being witches are Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborn. Many people were hung, pressed with rocks and killed for foolish accusations.
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Great Awakening/Enlightenment
In 1730, The Great Awakening was a time of religious revivals through British American colonies. Jonathan Edward and George Whitfield first barked on this idea. Johnathan sermons were mainly about scaring people into faith.Before the Awakening, Christians faded away from worship and the Great Awakening brought them back and even better. Enlightenment was the use of scientific and intellectual reason. Enlightenment started in 1700, by Benjamin Franklin.
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French Indian war
The French Indian war was a conflict between England and France over control of North American continent. It started in 1756 to 1763. England won, which gave them control over the continent. The French Indian war was when Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Year War. By defeating France they got control over North America.
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Albany Plan
The Albany plan was a plan to make British North American under centeralized government. Englis officials recognized that there might be struggles that war would put on colonies after the French Indian war. The officials adopted the union plan in a Albany congress meeting. On July 10th,1745 the final Albany Union Plan was finished. American colonist created the Albany Plan. Benjamin Franklin wrote the Albany plan Of Union.The plan foreshadowed the future unification of colonies. -
Proclamation of 1763
After the Seven Year War in 1763, British announced to the Indians to check their territory of settlers on their land. This brought King George 3 to state that he bans settlement past a line in Appalachian Mountains. This yields valueless land allowed by British governments to Americans who brawled for the crown against France. American colonist got angry at this proclamation due to their new farm land discovery . This proclamation was a cause of the American Revolution.
