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Roanoke
Roanoke was the first English settlement in the New World and was founded by English Sir Walter Raleigh in 1585. The first Roanoke colonists suffered because of no food and Indian attacks. In 1587, Raleigh sent out a group of 100 colonists led by John White. White returned to England to get more supplies, but the Spanish Armada delayed his return to Roanoke. When he returned in 1590, everyone was gone.
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Jamestown
In 1607, a group of around 100 members of the Virginia Company founded Jamestown in North America on the James River. Famine, disease, and conflict with Native Americans almost took the Jamestown settlers down. In 1610, a new groups of settlers came with supplies and tobacco, which became Virginia's first profitable export.
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House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was a representative assembly in Virginia, which was the first government overseas for Britain. The assembly was established by George Yeardley at Jamestown, and the governor and the council were all appointed by the Virginia Company.
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Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
In 1620, a ship called the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, a port on the southern coast of England. Close to half of the passengers were Separatists and wanted to establish a new church in the New World. In order to establish themselves as a legit colony, the Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact. This compact promised to create just and equal laws. It also swore allegiance to the English king.
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New York
The New York Colony was one of the original 13 colonies located on the Atlantic coast of North America. The New York Colony was classified as one of the Middle Colonies. The Province of New York was a colony in North America that existed from 1626 until 1776, when it joined the other 12 of the 13 colonies in rebellion against Britain and became the state of New York.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the original English settlements in Massachusetts, settled in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritan refugees from England. In 1629 the Massachusetts Bay Company had obtained a charter from King Charles I letting the company to trade and colonize in New England between the Charles and Merrimack rivers.
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Great Puritan Migration
The Puritans left England because of religious persecution but also for economic reasons. The puritans were religious dissidents who felt the Church of England was too closely associated with the Catholic religion and needed to be reformed.
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Maryland
The Maryland Colony was a colony under British rule that was founded in 1632. In 1776, Maryland joined the other twelve colonies in rebellion against Great Britain and became the state of Maryland.
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Connecticut
The Connecticut Colony was known as the River Colony and was established in 1636. English settlers struggled with the Dutch for possession of land, but the English eventually gained control of the colony and set up a permanent settlement.
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Rhode Island
Roger Williams and his followers were the first settlers of Rhode Island in 1636. Williams was a preacher in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and was kicked out by the Puritans for his teachings. Williams and his settlers moved from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and settled in Rhode Island. Rhode Island was the first colony in New England to grant religious freedom and to separate from the church.
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Maryland Toleration Act
The Maryland Toleration Act, which was passed in 1649, granted religious freedom to all who believed that Jesus was the son of God. It also made it a crime to harass anyone for their believe in the Trinity.
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Carolina
During the 1660's, North and South Carolina were one big Carolina, but the owners of the colony realized that it was not possible for one governor to manage Carolina. In 1691, the Colonial Proprietors of Carolina appointed a governor for the entire Carolina and a deputy governor for the North of the colony. In 1712, North Carolina and South Carolina were divided.
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Bacon's Rebellion
It was the first rebellion in the American Colonies in which the frontiersmen took part. Also, it helped cease issues dealing with slavery, because this rebellion involved both black and white indentured servants which worried the ruling class.
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Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Colony was one of the 13 colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America. The Pennsylvania Colony was one of the Middle Colonies. Pennsylvania was an English colony in North America that existed from 1682 until 1776, when it joined the other 12 of the 13 colonies in rebellion against Great Britain and became the state of Pennsylvania.
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Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect was a British Policy in the 13 colonies which allowed the colonists to violate the laws of trade. There were no enforcement agencies and it was expensive to send British troops to America. The British policy was not documented. The policy of Salutary Neglect began in the 1690's and benefited the colonists boosting their profits from trade.
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Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials began in 1692 with a group of girls from Salem, Massachusetts and claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several other women of witchcraft. As hysteria spread throughout colonial Massachusetts, a special court started in Salem to hear the cases. Many people were convicted of witchcraft and were either jailed or executed by hanging.
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Great Awakening/Enlightenment
The Great Awakening was a religious revival that began around the 1730's among the American colonies. It was started by Jonathan Edwards. Edwards would use scare tactics to turn people back to God by saying that the gates of hell are waiting for them. The Enlightenment had a longer effect than the Great Awakening. The Enlightenment's greatest impact was American unity and it changed science and politics forever.
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Albany Plan
The Albany Plan was a plan to place the British colonies under a centralized government. In 1754, representatives from seven of the British colonies adopted the plan. Although the plan never happened, the Albany Plan was the first important proposal to put the colonies under one united government.
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French-Indian War
This war is also called the Seven Years' War. This conflict marked another chapter in the struggle between France and Britain. France expanding into the Ohio River valley brought conflict with the claims of the British colonies, a series of battles led to the British declaration of war in 1756. The British had victories at Louisbourg, Fort Frontenac, and Quebec.
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Proclamation of 1763
After the the French and Indian War, the British began to tighten control over its colonies. This proclamation closed down colonial expansion to the west. In response to a revolt of Native Americans led by Pontiac, King George III declared all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off limits to colonial settlers.
http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of
