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Roanoke -notes
100 men women and children settled in Roanoke (present day North Carolina) under the leader ship of John White. Soon after White went back to England to get supplies and when he came back three years later the settlement was deserted. The only clue was the word Croatoan carved into a tree. The settlers were never found.
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Jamestown -notes
Started by the joint stock company of London. The colony had a rough start with only 38 of the original 150 settlers survived the winter. The native american were not friendly to the settlers either. John Smith became the leader of Jamestown and stated that men who didn't work didn't eat. In 1609 things got so bad for the colonists that they boarded a ship to leave and was met by a ship with supplies and colonists. John Rolfe and his wife grew tobacco and it became Virginians first cash crop. -
House of Burgesses -notes
Was the first legislature made up of elected Representatives. It was established in James Town, and only allowed property owners to vote for representatives. In 1624 the Virginia company's charter was revoked because of debt and Virginia became a royal colony under king James. -
great migration -notes
Puritans and Separatists were unhappy with the teachings of the church. The Puritans wanted to change and reform the church while the Separatists thought that the church was to far gone and wanted to separate completely. The first place the migration went was to the Netherlands but after a couple years they packed up and left for new lands. -
Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact -notes
The Mayflower is one of the famous ships that carried over the first Pilgrims from England. Plymouth Colony is where they settled which is located in Massachusetts. There were about 100 settlers. The Mayflower compact was meant to establish the foundation of the colony's government. It was the first self government plan in the colonies. -
New York -notes
Was a middle colony settled by the dutch. It was first called New Netherlands. They used a method called the patron system to promote settlement. Between 1652 and 1674 the English and Dutch fought 3 naval wars which the dutch eventually lost and the English gained control of New Netherlands and changed the name to New York after the Duke of York who is king Charles brother. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony -notes
Settled by Puritans (separatists) about 1000 with a charter from king Charles 1. Led by Governor John Winthrop who said 'we shall be a city upon a hill. The eyes of the people are on us.' Later became a New England colony. -
Maryland -notes
Founded by Lord Baltimore when he convinces king Charles 1 to give him 100 million acres of land for persecuted Catholics to settle. Maryland was set up as a proprietary colony. However Baltimore died before he could do anything with the land and his son, Cecil Calvert took over management. He offered 100 acres to every married couple .Protestants took advantage of his offer and Maryland became mostly protestant. In 1649 the toleration act was passed. -
Rhode Island -notes
New England colony settled by Roger Williams and his supporters. He was banished from the Massachusetts bay colony for speaking out against government and the confiscation of Native American lands. In Road Island there was no religious persecution of Christians. -
Connecticut -notes
New England colony settled by Thomas Hocker. It was the first colony to have a written constitution in North America and it was called the fundamental orders of Connecticut. Citizenship was based on land ownership and not religion like other colonies. -
Maryland toleration act https://uscivilliberties.org/legislation-and-legislative-action/4106-maryland-toleration-act-1649.html
The toleration act was formed because of the conflict between Catholics and Puritans. In 1647 Puritans seized the colony and arrested Catholic Leaders and Priests which brought an end to the toleration in Maryland. In 1649 Lord Baltimore regained control of Maryland and a law was then passed of religious freedom for those who believe in Jesus Christ. -
Carolinas -notes
It started when King Charles 2 gave 8 supporters land in the Carolina. It included easy trade to the west Indies. The main reason settlers came to the Carolina was to grow cash crops like rice, indigo, and tobacco, growing these required a large labor force. By 1720 the number of slaves to settlers in Carolina was 2:1. In 1729 Carolina became a royal colony an split into North and South Carolina. -
Bacons Rebellion
Nathaniel bacon raised a militia of poor farmers, indentured servants, and slaves to retaliate against the native american killing of settlers. Bacon also did not like how the current leader of Virginia William Berkeley some say he may of had ulterior motives. Berkeley assembled his own army to fight Bacon and his men but the village was overthrown and lit on fire. Shortly after his victory in Virginian frontier he died from dysentery, and his accomplices were hung. -
Pennsylvania -notes
Was a middle colony settled by William Penn. Penn was granted a charter by the king of England in 1681, and he established the colony as a holy experiment. It would be a place without a landowning aristocracy where every male settler revived 50 acres and the right to vote. In the 1660s Penn became a Quaker and his colony became a haven for Quakers. -
Salem Witch Trials -notes/English class
Started when a group of girls claimed that the devil was at work in their town and had witches and town members working for him. It caused a wave of mass hysteria to sweep through the town. During this time 150 people were put in prison were 7 died another 19 were found guilty and hung and 1 was crushed to death. The trials were ended in September of 1692 when the public opinion of the people turned against the trials. A lot of persecuted were accused out of alterior and personal motives. -
Great Aweakining/Enlightenment https://www.thoughtco.com/great-awakening-of-early-18th-century-104594 -notes
The great awakening was a period of intense religious revivalism that spreads through the American colonies. It came around the same time as Enlightenment which focused on logic and reason and stressed the individuals to know the universe with scientific laws. They focused on the fear aspect of what would happen if you didn't believe in God and receive his salvation and turn more people toward the faith. -
Albany plan https://www.usconstitution.net/albany.html
The Abany plan of union was initially called upon because of a metting that formed in response to the breakdown in negotiations between the colony of New York and the Mohawk nation, which was part of the Iroquois Confederation. The Albany plan goal was to place British North American colonies under a more centralized government. In July of 1754 seven representatives from British North American colonies adopted the plan even though it was never carried out. -
Salutary neglect https://www.reference.com/history/salutary-neglect-a807bb5559b21da5
The Britsh started to control and enforce more laws and taxws under king James the 2 and that lasted until the French Indian War. The colonist who didn't like these new regulations started doing serious of rebelious actions that soon led to the Revolutionary War. -
French Indian War https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/french-and-indian-war
The French and Indian War in the colonies lasted from 1756 to 1763. In the early 1750s, France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley brought it into conflict with the claims of the British colonies. The French built Fort Duquesne where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers joined the Ohio River. The French greatly outnumbered required the assistance of the Indians. In 1763 the French lost and the treaty of Paris was signed. The French gave up all its territories in mainland North America. -
Proclimation of 1763 www.history.com/...bering-the-proclamation-of-1763 www.history.com/news/remembering-the-proclamation-of-1763
Issued by king George 3 it prohibited any expansion west of the Appalachian mountains. It was in response to a revolt of Native Americans led by Pontiac, an Ottawa chief. It was never strictly enforced or obeyed.
