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Roanoke
Roanoke Colony, the lost colony, was the first attempt to find an English settlement in North America. Sir Walter Raleigh sponsored the colony, but never made it there. The Roanoke colony is present-day North Carolina. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Colony -
Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. Jamestown served as the capital of the colony of Virginia for 83 years. Many people died because of disease and starvation.
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Great Migration
A period during English time where the Puritans migrated to New England, The Chesapeake, and West Indies. They left due to religious persecution, along with economic reasons.
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Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower was a 3 masted merchant ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620. Plymouth Colony was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 to 1691. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the male passengers of the Mayflower.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the original English settlements, it is present day Massachusetts. The colony was settled by a group of 1,000 Puritan refugees from England. The colony obtained a charter from King Charles allowing them to trade and colonize in New England.
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Maryland
One of the original 13 colonies located on the Atlantic Coast. Founded by Lord Baltimore and other colonists in 1633. Governed as a Proprietary colony. Named in honor of King Charles I's wife, Queen Henrietta Maria. A southern colony, meaning it was warmer than the other colonies. The warm climate made it possible to grow crops throughout the year and was ideally suited for plantations
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Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Colony was one of the original 13 colonies located on the Atlantic coast of North America. The colony was founded by Roger Williams and other colonists. Named "Roodt Eylandt," which means Red Island, by Adrian Block.
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Connecticut
The Colony of Connecticut, also called the River Colony, was an English Colony located in North America that later became the state Connecticut. The colony was founded by Thomas Hooker and other colonists.
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House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first popularly elected legislature in the New World. The members were elected from Virginia and met for a long period of time. In 1776 the House of Burgesses became the House of Delegates.
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Maryland Toleration Act
Seperated church and state. Granted reigious freedom to all who believed in the Trinity and that Jesus was the son of God. The death penalty could be given out to anyone who denied the Trinity or rejected that christ was the son of God
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Carolina
King Charles II granted 8 supporters land in the Carolinas. Easy access to trade. Cash crops such as rice, indigo, and tobacco. Became a Royal Colony and was divided into North and South Carolina.
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Bacon's Rebellion
William Berkeley, the governor of Virginia, passed a law that allowed the natives to stay in the colonial lands. This enraged a planter named Nathaniel Bacon, who gathered some settlers and planned against Berkeley. Bacon rebelled by attacking the native tribe of Pamunkey, then by storming Jamestown and burning the land.
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Pennsylvania
One of the original 13 colonies founded by William Penn. Mild climate suited for farming and agriculture. Good farmland, timber, furs and coal. Iron ore was a particularly important natural resource. Founded for religious freedom for the Quakers.
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Salutary Neglect
A long-standing British Policy in the 13 colonies which allowed the colonists to flout, or violate, the laws associated with trade. Lasted from the 1690's to the 1760's and benefited the colonists boosting their profits from trade. Established Triangular Trade: trading goods they had an abundance of for goods they were lacking. Was reversed to raise taxes to pay for massive war debt.
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Salem Witch Trials
A group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts claimed to be possessed by the devil and many were accused of witchcraft. A special court met in Salem to discuss these accusations. The witches would be hanged, pressed to death with stones, or sent to jail to die.
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Great Awakening
Religious revival in the British American colonies. A large number of conditions in the colonies contributed to the revival. The revival took place primarily among the Dutch Reformed, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, Baptists, and some Anglicans, almost all of whom were Calvinists.
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French Indian War
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Albany Plan
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to create a unified government for the 13 colonies. The plan would have established a centralized government to oversee the colonies. It was not a plan for independence. This plan foreshadowed the future unification.
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Proclamation of 1763
In 1763, at the end of the French and Indian War, the British issued a proclamation, mainly intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. Acknowledged that Indians owned the lands on which they were then residing and white settlers in the area were to be removed.
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New York
One of the original 13 colonies, originally called New Netherlands. Later named after the Duke of York to become New York. Founded for trade and profit. Good farmland, timber, furs and coal. Warm summers and mild winters- suitable for farming.
https://www.landofthebrave.info/new-york-colony.htm
