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Roanoke
It was founded by Ralph Lane in 1585. Roanoke is in North Carolina. The people were led by John White. He left for England for more resources and manpower and came back to a deserted colony. The only clues were CRO carved into tree along with "Croatoan".
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Jamestown
Jamestown was the first Permanent English settlement. The colony gave England its first foothold in the New World race. It grew tobacco for a huge prophet.
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House of Burgesses
England's King James issued the first Virginia Charter. It gave rights to colonize and settle in North America. Its a legislative branch for Virginia. It also set up their basic laws.
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Puritan Migration
English Puritans migrated to the New England colonies in families or groups. They came so they could have free beliefs.
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Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower was the ship that carried the pilgrims to the shores of Massachusetts. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mayflower-ship Plymouth, in Massachusetts is where the Pilgrims landed. Plymouth Rock is where the Pilgrims fist stepped. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Plymouth-Rock-United-States-history The Mayflower Compact was a document signed on the Mayflower prior to the Pilgrims landing. It was the fist framework of their government. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mayflower-Compact -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the original present day English colonies. It was settled in 1630 by about 1,000 puritan from England by John Winthrop. In 1629, the Massachusetts Bay Colony obtained to King Charles I.
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Maryland
Maryland was named in honor of Henrietta Maria, King Charles I wife. Baron Baltimore was granted a charter for the land. The state capital is Annapolis, on Chesapeake Bay.
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Maryland Toleration Act
The Maryland Toleration Act gave religious freedom to Christians of different denominations who settled in Maryland. It was the first law to protect religious freedom in the 13 Colonies.
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/maryland-toleration-act-september-21-1649#:~:text=The%20Maryland%20Toleration%20Act%20of,freedom%20in%20the%20Thirteen%20Colonies. -
New York
Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch Governor, surrenders New Amsterdam to Colonel Richard Nicolls. New Amsterdam changes to New York in honor of the mission organizer, the Duke of York.
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Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon was a Virginian planter and the leader of Bacon's Rebellion. He organized an expedition against the Indians. The markets started to crash. There were low tobacco prices and high taxes. At age 29, he died from fever in Virginia.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a haven for his quakers. Its capital, Philadelphia, is the home of the first and second continental congress. It was the second state after the American Revolution.
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Salutary Neglect
The Salutary Neglect was a policy of the British government. It regarded its North American Colonies under which trade regulations for the colonies was not strictly enforced. It contributed to the increasing involuntarily to autonomy.
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Salem Witch Trials
People hunted Witches. the Witches were to be known as followers of satan who traded their souls for his assistance. It started with rumors, then to accusation, then convictions and executions.
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Carolina
North Carolina was the first state to vote for freedom from the British using its delegates. They developed a extensive slave plantation system. They became a huge exporter of tobacco and cotton, although the population of slaves was small compared to other southern states.
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Great Awakening/Enlightenment
The great awakening was a religious revival which impacted the English colonies. The Idea came when secular racism was happening. So the Christian leaders went from town to town proclaiming gods word. Johnathan Edwards was a leader and so was George Whitefield.
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French Indian War
The French and Indian War started with the seven year war between France and Great Britain. The French and Indian War lased for 9 years. It lead to the Revolutionary War
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Albany Plan
The Albany Plan never carried out, but was to make the colonies under one government and to better govern the British North Americans. Representatives from seven of the British North Americans adopted the plan.
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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was declared by the British at the end of the French and Indian War. It was intended to conciliate the Native Americans by checking the encroachment of settlers on their land.
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island was one of the first to resist the British having been the first to call for a continental congress. Once the Revolution War began, the state suffered.
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Connecticut
Rodger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth made the Compromise to solve disputes between small and large states.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Connecticut-Compromise