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Roanoke
First British settlement (the lost colony). 100 men and women settle on Roanoke island, lead by John White. This area eventually becomes part of North Carolina. White returns to England to get supplies, it takes him three years to return and when he gets back the settlement was deserted. Therefore Roanoke was given the name the lost colony. -
Jamestown
The Virginia company of London established a colony along the coast of Virginia. The colony had a very rough start and only 38 of the 150 settlers survived the 1st winter. John Smith became Jamestown's leader and make people work for their food. -
House of Burgesses
The first legislature made up of elected representatives, established in Jamestown. Only property owners were allowed to vote to elect representatives. -
Mayflower/ Plymouth/ Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower compact was the 1st self government plan in the colonies. It stated that decisions in the colony would be made by the majority of the colonies men. -
Mayflower/ plymouth compact
Established the foundation for the colony's government. It was the 1st self government plan in the colonies and it stated that decisions would be made by the majority of the men in the colonies. -
New York
Settled by the Dutch in 1624, they called the area New Netherlands and NYC was called New Amsterdam. The Dutch promoted settlement with the Patroon system. British gained control but they were still able to keep their land. -
The Great Migration
Period in which English Puritans migrated to New England, the Chesapeake, and the west Indies. Puritans left in search of religious freedom on the mayflower. They landed off the coast of Massachusetts in November. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Puritans settled the Massachusetts bay colony. Led by governor John Winthrop who believed they should be a city upon a hill. The colony had puritan laws based off of puritan beliefs. It became the largest and most influential New England colony. -
Maryland
Maryland was settled as a proprietary colony which meant the owner of the colony was the ruler not British royalty. Lord Baltimore was the settler of Maryland and he offered 100 acres of land to every married couple that settled. Maryland was originally for Catholics but was quickly taken over by Protestants. -
Rhode Island
After Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts bay colony for going against government authority he founded Rhode Island. Rhode Island was a new England colony with religious freedom. -
Connecticut
The founding of Connecticut began when the Dutch established the first trading post on the Connecticut River Valley. The move to Connecticut was mainly to get out of Massachusetts., -
Maryland Toleration Act
Granted religious freedom to all Christians living in Maryland. Many dissenters from the English Church sought freedom in America. America had freedom from royal leaders. -
Carolina
King Charles the second granted 8 supporters land in the Carolina. People began settling there and growing cash crops. Since these cash crops required intensive labor slavery began an up rise. By 1720 African slaves European settlers. -
Bacons Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon secretly gets a group of indentured servants, slaves and poor farmers to rebel against native American attacks. This resulted in Virginia Governor William Berkeley to gather an army and fight against Bacon. This was the 1st colonial rebellion against royal control. -
Pennsylvania
King Charles granted William Penn a charter for Pennsylvania. It was originally established as a "holy experiment" where every male settler received 50 acres and the right to the vote. William Penn became a Quaker in 1660 and his colony turned into a Quaker haven. -
Salem Witch Trials
In Massachusetts many young girls claimed to be possessed by the devil causing hysteria in the area. 150 people were imprisoned, and 19 men and women were hung for witchcraft, many were falsely accused due to personal grudges. -
Great awakening/ Enlightment
Religious revival in the English colonies trying to bring the idea of religion back. Christian leaders often traveled town to town preaching the Gospel making people feel guilty for their sins. This caused many people to turn back to faith in order to gain salvation. -
Albany Plan
A plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. The Albany plan was never played out. However, it was the first plan proposing all of the colonies united under one government. -
French-Indian War
Also known as the seven year war between the French and Indians. The war determined who won control of the vast control of colonial territory in North America. France expanded onto the Ohio river leading to the -
Proclomation of 1763
Issued by the British at the end of the French and Indian war to appease Native Americans from settling on their land. It created a boundary line known as the proclamation line separating the British colonies from Native American lands. -
Solutary Neglect
The British ruled over the American colonies trading and began imposing taxation on the colonies. This resulted in the seven year war because colonists did not like the way they were being treated by the British.
