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Roanoke
During 1585, settlers began to travel to America. This journey was a failure and they attempted to return to England to obtain more supplies. In 1587, they tried again. This time they were lead by John White. White eventually had to return to England. When White got back to Roanoke, all of White's family and the settlers were dead. Still to this day, no one knows for sure what happened to them.
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Jamestown
In 1607, the first British colonialization was founded in Virginia. The town they founded became known as Jamestown. During its first two years, Jamestown started to have issues with food, natives and harvesting crops. Tobaccos became a cash crop, which was illegal However, this netted them a lot of money and the colony flourished. In 1698, Jamestown eventually was destroyed when it was burned down by Bacon's rebellion.
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House of Burgesses
In 1619, the first legislature was formed by the Virginia Company for the colonies. It was made up of elected representatives that were elected by property owners. These elected officials made up a group of people known as the House Of Burgesses. The House of Burgesses enabled English settlers to inhabit the colonies more easily. -
Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
In 1620, a group of people called Pilgrims tried to colonize in America. They were in search of religious freedom. They sailed on a ship called the Mayflower. During their journey, many people died on the ship. The pilgrims wrote the Mayflower Compact, which is a treaty that explained how their society was going to function. When the Pilgrims arrived, they had a hard winter and many died. However, they were able to survive thanks to help from the Native people. Note -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a settlement created by the English or the Puritans. It was founded during the Great Migration. The Puritans created this settlement to obtain true religious freedom. During its first year it had a population of around 506. -
The Great Migration
In 1630, many people want to move out of England into the new world mostly for religious purposes. In 1630, a expedition led by John Winthrop led a ship that carried around 700 people. They started their own colony near the Massachusetts Bay. From 1630 to 1640, almost 20,000 people sought out the new world. Through this, the population of America quickly grew. -
Maryland
Maryland was one of the thirteen colonies which belonged to the British. Maryland's first settlement was around 1632 and was known as St. Mary's City. A man named George Calvert and his sons established the colony as a way for Catholic refugees to practice their religion without the control of the British Monarch. http://www.smplanet.com/teaching/colonialamerica/colonies/maryland -
Connecticut
Early on, the British and Dutch argued over land until eventually the British won the land. Founded by Thomas Brooker, Connecticut then became one of the thirteen colonies and was established in 1636. However, even though it was British territory, the Natives still wanted their land back and fought the British. However, they were defeated and the British still remain colonized there. https://thehistoryjunkie.com/connecticut-colony-facts/#:~:text=Connecticut%20Colony%20known.com -
Rhode Island
Rhode Island was one of the thirteen colonies and also the smallest one. The colony was mostly founded by a man named Roger Williams. He was banished from England and then decided to come to America. While there, he found Rhode Island and settled there. As time went on, more and more people began to arrive at Rhode Island. It then eventually became a property of the British. https://www.thoughtco.com/rhode-island-colony-103880 -
Maryland Toleration Act
The Maryland Toleration Act was a law passed that tolerated the worship and faith of Trinitarian Christians in Maryland. This left the colony with freedom of religion. It also however, decreed death to those who denied the divinity of Jesus. The colony originally started off as a place where Catholic immigrants could go to find freedom, but as time went on, the Protestants became more abundant and the religion of the masses changed. -
Carolina
In 1663 King Charles the second granted eight of his supporters the land of Carolina. It has very good trade routes with cash crops being abundance in that region. These crops required a huge labor force however the colony flourished. In 1729 Carolina became a royal colony and was split into North and South Carolina. Notes -
New York
In 1626, New York became one of the thirteen colonies which was then classified as a middle colony. It was founded by the Dutch, and eventually the British took control and renamed it New York after the Duke of York. https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/new-york -
Bacons Rebellion
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Pennsylvania
In 1682, a colony was founded by William Penn and other colonists. The king of Britain allowed it to be called Pennsylvania after Penn. Penn try to start the colony as a holy experiment where people could live without a land owning advocacy. Everyone received 50 acres and the right to vote. Eventually Pennsylvania became a place for Quakers to live. Notes -
Salem witch trails
The Salem witch trails were a series of trials or hearings that were held for people accused of witchcraft. The purpose was to find out if a person was guilty of witchcraft by a series of tests. Almost 200 people were accused and had trials in Massachusetts. This eventually led to 19 people being executed. The trials came to a stop around May of 1692, which was the same year the trials had started. https://www.ducksters.com/history/colonial_america/salem_witch_trials.php -
Great Awakening/Enlightenment
The Great Awakening was a religious movement in the 1730s and 1740s where preachers, believers, etc. preached about Christianity. This happened all over America. The purpose of the Awakening was to get people to convert to Christianity usually using fear from different poems and literature. https://www.landofthebrave.info/great-awakening.htm -
Albany Plan
The Albany Plan was a plan to make the British colonies a more centralized government. In 1754, the Plan was first introduced by Benjamin Franklin. It was supposed to unify the thirteen colonies. The British rejected it because they didn't want to deal with the colonies as a group. Even though it was rejected, it demonstrated that the colonies had begun to think about joining together. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/albany-plan -
French-Indian War
In 1754, the British and the French began a war that lasted for seven years. The war started due to the argument over land and who had rights to the land. When the French settled in Ohio, they built a fort which led to an argument. Eventually this led to war between the French and British. The war finally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The French had to give up almost all of their American territory.
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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 came from King George III. It happened at the end of The French and Indian War. This treaty stated that there could be no more settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains because it was an Indian Reserve. This angered the colonists because they felt that the British were controlling them. https://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/related/proc63.html -
Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect was an unofficial law by the British. The law made trade policies less strict. This policy only helped the British and caused outrage throughout the Colonies. Salutary neglect was a major cause of the American Revolution. https://apprend.io/apush/period-2/salutary-neglect/
