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Roanoke
Roanoke was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh. Roanoke was founded on Roanoke Island. It was a late 16th-century attempt by Queen Elizabeth I to establish a permanent English settlement in North America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Colony -
Salutary Neglect
This occurred in three different time periods 1607-1696, 1696-1763, 1763-1775. It was to relax the enforcement of strict regulations in particular trade laws during the 17th and 18th centuries. The Salutary Neglect was initiated by prime minister Robert Walpole. https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Salutary_Neglect -
Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent english settlement in the Americas. This is located in the colony of Virginia. The founder of Jamestown was the London Company. Jamestown was established on May 14, 1607. https://www.britannica.com/place/Jamestown-Colony -
House of Burgesses
The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. It created the body as part of an effort to encourage English craftsmen to settle in North America, and to make conditions in the colony more agreeable for its current inhabitants. The House of Burgesses was the representative branch of the legislature of Virginia from 1619 to 1776. https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/House_of_Burgesses -
Great Migration
This took place throughout two decades 1620-1640. The great migration usually refers to the period of English Puritans to Massachusetts and the West Indies.They came in family groups rather than as isolated individuals and were motivated chiefly by a quest for freedom to practice their Puritan religion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritan_migration_to_New_England_(1620%E2%80%9340) -
Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower was a famous English ship that transported Puritans from Plymouth, England to the New World. This took place in the year 1620. The Mayflower Compact happened to be the first governing document of the Plymouth colony. This document was signed on the date November 11, 1620. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower_Compact -
New York
New York was founded in the year 1624. It was founded as a trading post. New York was founded by the colonists of the Dutch Republic. https://www.bing.com/search?q=new%20york%20founding%20year&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=new%20york%20founding%20year&sc=3-22&sk=&cvid=C585AB3F24964E6FB78454B2B8940A10 -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay was one of the first English settlements in modern day Massachusetts. This colony was founded by about 1000 puritan refugees from England. Massachusetts Bay colony was established in the year of 1630. This empowered them to trade and colonize and New England between the Charles and Merrimack rivers. https://www.britannica.com/place/Massachusetts-Bay-Colony -
Maryland
Maryland was founded in the year 1632. It was founded by Lord Baltimore. Maryland was founded on the Atlantic coast and was one of the original thirteen colonies. It was also apart of the southern colonies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Maryland#/media/File:Marycolony.png -
Rhode Island
Rhode Island was one of the original 13 colonies located on the Atlantic coast of North America. This colony was founded in the year of 1636. It was founded by a man by the name of Roger Williams and other colonists such as Anne Hutchinson. Rhode Island was called "Providence Plantation" by Williams after being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and declared it a place of religious freedom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Rhode_Island -
Connecticut
Connecticut played a significant role in the establishment of self-government in the New World. The colony was the scene of a bloody war between the colonists and Pequot Indians known as the Pequot War. This colony was founded by governor John Haynes and 100 others to present day Hartford. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut -
Maryland Toleration Act
This was a law mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians. This was passed in the year of 1649. The participants in this act were the Colonial Assembly of Maryland. Located in province of Maryland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Toleration_Act -
Carolina
First was an English colony of North America then later a British colony. It was founded in the year of 1663. King Charles II gave the land to group of men known as the Lords Proprietors. This was also apart of the original 13 colonies. http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/sccolony/ -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion took place in the year of 1676. The rebellion was led by Nathaniel Bacon. The immediate cause of the rebellion was Governor William Berkeley's refusal to retaliate for a series of Native American attacks on frontier settlements. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon%27s_Rebellion -
Pennsylvania
The province of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn. This was established on March 4, 1681. This colony also became one of the original 13 states. It was classified as one of the "middle colonies". It was created for a safe place for Quakers to go and for any settler to have the right to worship as they please.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Pennsylvania -
The Salem Witch Trials
The salem witch trials took place in colonial Massachusetts. They took place in the years 1692 through 1693. These trials were more then 200 people being accused of practicing the Devils magic (witchcraft). With the 200 people being accused 20 of them being executed. Eventually the trials were resulted in a mistake and the families with people convicted in them were compensated. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/ -
Great Awakening/Enlightenment
The great awakening was a reaction against the enlightenment. In the 1730's a man named Jonathan Edwards who was a Yale minister refused to convert to the church of England. This caused great religious outbreak and caused what is known today as the Great Awakening. The enlightenment engaged the mind, while the great awakening engaged the heart. http://www.ushistory.org/us/7b.asp -
French-Indian War
North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years’ War. The French and Indian war started in the year 1754 and later ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. This war created a large gain in territory for Great Britain in North America. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/french-indian-war -
Albany Plan
The Albany Plan was a plan to place the British American colonies under a more centralized government. This plan was adopted by representatives from seven of the British North American colonies. It was adopted on the date July 10, 1754. The plan was never was never carried out. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/albany-plan -
Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation was issued by King George III. The proclamation forbid any sort of colonial settlement west of Appalachian mountains. This was intended to keep the Indians mediate by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of
