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Roanoke
The village of Roanoke was the one of the first English colonies to be established on the soil. It did not last long and wasn't successful. John White sailed back to England to get supplies. But war broke out between England and Spain, which delayed his travels. When he returned back to Roanoke the settlement was abandoned in 1590. http://theshadowlands.net/roanoke.htm -
Jamestown
100 or so colonists founded the first permanent settlement in North America. Not being well prepared for the new life, disease and famine brought them to the brink of failure. Tobacco is what saved them for their first profitable export. http://www.history.com/topics/jamestown -
House of Burgesses
During the 1610s, the small English colony at Jamestown was essentially a failure. Fearful of losing their investment, the officers of the Virginia Company of London embarked upon a series of reforms designed to attract more people to the troubled settlement.
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Great Migration
The Puritans came to America to live their lives righteous and spiritual. They were picky on who they let settle with them. Thanksgiving was declared for their harvest. At the end, the English Civil War broke out, and the great migration stopped in 1640. http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-great-migration-of-picky-puritans-1620-40/ -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was signed by 41 English colonists on the Mayflower which established the United States. The Mayflower Compact was to prevent dissent amongst Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims who had landed at Plymouth a few days earlier. http://www.history.com/topics/mayflower-compact -
New York
The Dutch first settled along the Hudson river in 1624 and named it the colony of New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over and named it New York. It is one of the original 13 colonies, and New York played a crucial political and strategic role during American Revolution. http://www.history.com/topics/us-states/new-york -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
One of the original English settlements in Massachusetts. It was settled by about a thousand Puritans, governed by John Winthrop and Deputy Gov. Thomas Dudley. https://www.britannica.com/place/Massachusetts-Bay-Colony -
Maryland
The English first settled the colony of Maryland in 1634. King Charles I granted land. It was mostly Catholic. Religious conflict was strong as the American Puritans grew more numerous. Puritans in England were set out to revoke the religious freedoms guaranteed in the founding of the colony.
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Rhode Island
In 1636, Roger Williams settled at the tip of Narragansett Bay after being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views and separation of church and state. He settled on land granted to him by the Narragansett tribe. He called the site "Providence Plantation" and made it known that it is a place for religious freedom.
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Connecticut
In 1614 Connecticut was originally settled by Dutch fur traders. They built a fort near present-day Hartford. The first English settlers arrived in Connecticut in 1633 under the leadership of Reverend Thomas Hooker, and were Puritans from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1636 it was organized as a settlement for a Puritan congregation. After early struggles with the Dutch, the English permanently gained control of the region in 1637.
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Maryland Toleration Act
The act is known as a beginning of religious freedom. It was designed to protect Trinitarian Christians in the Maryland colony. It provided that ‘‘noe person or persons whatsoever within this Province . . . professing to believe in Jesus Christ, shall from henceforth bee any waies troubled, Molested or dicountenanced for or in respect of his or her religion nor in the free exercise thereof.’’
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Carolina
In 1663, this defined territory was conveyed by Charles II, King of England. The settlement begun by farmers from Virginia. As the two evolved separately and as their differing geographies and inhabitants drove down conflicting roads, called for a proper split. In 1712, North Carolina and South Carolina became distinct colonies. Each prospered in its own right after this peaceful divorce took effect.
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Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion is come to known as a power struggle between two stubborn, selfish leaders rather than a glorious fight against tyranny. Bacon's Rebellion can connect countless of causes such as economic problems, heavy English losses, and many problems caused by weather. These difficulties encouraged the colonists to find a scapegoat to whom they could vent their frustrations and place the blame for their misfortunes on.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a haven for his fellow Quakers. Penn issued a land grant. The grant was one of the largest. Penn quickly established a government based on religious freedom for the Quakers, where they would have a direct relation to God, because the Quakers didn't believe in the rules of the Puritans.
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Salem Witch Trials
A period in time when men and women were accused of being witches and witchcraft and possessed by the devil. 19 total were killed and 150 were accused. The 19 that were killed were either burned at the stake, hung, or beheaded. To test to see if they were a witch, they tied them to a chair and dunked them in cold water to see if they would drown. The Salem witch trials were fueled by suspicions and resentment, as well as fear of outsiders.
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Great Awakening
It was a religious revival in the British American colonies. The revival took place primarily among the Dutch Reformed, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, Baptists, and some Anglicans, almost all of whom were Calvinists. The Great Awakening has been seen, therefore, as a development toward an evangelical Calvinism.
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Albany Plan
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. The Albany Plan was the first important proposal to conceive of the colonies as a collective whole united under one government.
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Fench-Indian War
The French-Indian War known as the Seven Years' War was between Britain & France. France's expansion into the Ohio River valley brought conflict with British. The British military effort was hindered by lack of interest at home and France winning the support of Indians. The war ended in 1763 at a peace conference with British receiving Canada from France & Florida from Spain. France kept the West Indian sugar islands & gave Louisiana to Spain.
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Proclamation of 1763
In 1763, King George III issued a proclamation that forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. He hoped that the result would soothe Native Americans who had sided against him during the recently concluded Seven Years' War.
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Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect refers to the unofficial British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary and trade laws meant to keep American colonies devoted to England.
http://historyofmassachusetts.org/what-was-the-british-policy-of-salutary-neglect/
