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Roanoke
In 1587, 115 English settlers stepped foot on Roanoke Island which is in what is now North Carolina, with a goal of forming the first permanent English outpost in the New World. After the settlement had been up for a year, John White left for England to request resources. He came back 3 years later only to find his wife, child, and all the people gone due to unknown circumstances, with the only evidence being the word CROATOAN carved into the trees. www.history.com -
Jamestown
In 1607, many English men came to North America with the goal of starting a settlement. They picked Jamestown, Virginia, for the settlement. They became the first permanent successful English Settlement in North America and the settlement stayed up until 1699. -
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Salutary Neglect
The Salutary Neglect was an unofficial law in the British government that allowed their North American colonies to be left mostly on there own with very little British interference. -
House Of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was established in July, 1619, as the first English representative government in North America, to maintain order and pass laws in the Jamestown Colony of Virginia. -
Great Migration
In between the 1620s and the 1640s, many English puritans who were facing religious prosecution migrated to New England where they established a colony at Plymouth. They migrated to live their religious lives but for economic purposes as well. https://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-great-puritan-migration/ -
Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
On September 6, 1920, the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth on the southern coast of England to settle in the New World. On December 16, 1620, the Mayflower finally arrived on an abandoned Indian village that would soon be named Plymouth. This wasn't where they intended to arrive, as Cape Cod was the original destination. In order to become and actual colony, the people who were on board the Mayflower signed a document called the Mayflower Compact which swore allegiance to the English King. -
Maryland
The Province of Maryland was founded on June 20, 1632, by George Calvert. It was one of the original 13 English colonies and existed until 1776. -
Connecticut
The Colony of Connecticut was founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker as a place for Puritan noblemen. It was an English Colony in New England which later became the state of Connecticut. -
Rhode Island
The Colony of Rhode Island was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams. It was one of the first 13 colonies established on the east coast of America. -
Maryland Toleration Act
The Maryland Toleration Act was passed on April 21, 1649, and was the first law North America that was meant to ensure freedom of religion for Christian settlers. -
Carolina
The Carolina Colony was founded on March 24, 1663, by King Charles II. He granted 8 English noblemen the land of Carolina as a reward for being supporting of his efforts to regain the throne of England. -
New York
In 1624 the Dutch settled on the Hudson River and established the colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan island. The English ended up taking control of it in 1664, and they renamed it New York, and it was one of the original 13 colonies. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion took place from 1676 to 1677. It was an armed rebellion made up of Virginia settlers who were led by Nathaniel Bacon. They were after Colonial Governor William Berkeley for not accepting Bacon's request to force Native Americans out of Virginia. The rebellion rose up and chased Berkeley from Jamestown and torched the settlement. -
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Colony was established on March 4, 1681, by William Penn after receiving a land grant from King Charles II of England. -
Salem Witch Trials
In between 1692 and 1693 the Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts. Over 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft, and many were executed for it. People accused of being a witch would be lowered into water water to see if they sunk or if they floated. If they floated, they were presumed a witch and were executed. -
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Great Awakening/Enlightenment
The Great Awakening took place in between the 1730s and 1740s. It was a movement that resurrected Christianity in the English Colonies. Passion for religion had grown stale, so Christian leaders would travel around preaching about the gospel in churches and towns. There ended up being a renewed commitment towards religion. -
Albany Plan
On July 10, 1754, representatives from 7 of the British colonies in North America adopted the Albany Plan of Union. The plan's purpose was to place the colonies in a more centralized government. -
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French-Indian War
The French-Indian War was a war that lasted 7 years between France and Great Britain. The war began over the issue of whether the upper Ohio River valley was part of the British Empire or the French Empire. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued on October 7, 1763, by King George III, after the French-Indian War. Its purpose was to be a boundary in the Appalachian Mountains to keep Anglo-American Colonists from settling on lands acquired by the French after the war. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1788 and was an English settlement on the east coast of North America. It was the most profitable colony in New England.