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Roanoke
John White, the governor of the Roanoke Island colony in present day North Carolina, returns from a supply trip to England to find the settlement deserted. White and his men found no trace of the 100 or so colonists he left behind, and there was no sign of violence. Their was only one clue left behind. "CROATOAN". https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roanoke-colony-deserted -
Jamestown
The colony was sponsored by the Virginia company of London, a group of investors who hoped to profit from the venture. captain John Smith was the colony's leader in 1608. -
New York
New York was originally part of New Netherlands. This Dutch colony had been founded after the area had first been explored by Henry Hudson in 1609. The first Fort located here was called Fort Orange. https://www.thoughtco.com/new-york-colony-103878 -
House of Burgesses
During 1610 the small English colony at Jamestown was essentially a failure. Fearful of loosing 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. They began by ending the company monopoly on land ownership, believing that he colonists would display greater initiative if they had an ownership position in the venture.https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1151.html -
Great Migration
The Great Migration was a period in the 17th century during which English puritans migrated to New England, the Chesapeake, and West Indies. http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-great-puritan-migration/ -
Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
Mayflower set sail in 1620 from England. It arrived in Plymouth which was where the first pilgrims settled. The Mayflower compact bound the Pilgrims to stay together once they arrived in Plymouth. https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/homework-help/mayflower-and-mayflower-compact -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
One of the original English settlement in present day Massachusetts, settled in 1630 by a group of about 1000 Puritan refugees from England under Gov. John Winthrop. -
Maryland
King Charles 1 of England granted a charter to George Calvert, the first lord Baltimore, yielding him proprietary rights to a region east of the Potomac river in exchange for a share of the income derived from the land. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-settlement-of-maryland -
Connecticut
Began in 1633 when the Dutch established the first trading post on the Connecticut River Valley in what is now the town of Hartford.https://www.thoughtco.com/connecticut-colony-103870 -
Carolina
Founded in 1633 under the charter of Carolina. In 1612 the original colony split into North and South Carolina. In 1729 South Carolina became a royal colony. http://softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/south_carolina_colony_facts/2049/ -
Rhode Island
Was founded by Roger Williams who had been banished from the Massachusetts colony for his advocacy of religious tolerance and the separation of the church and state. https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/rhode-island -
Pennsylvania
in 1644 William Penn founded Pennsylvania. Was one of the first 13 colonies. http://www.ushistory.org/penn/bio.htm -
Maryland Toleration Act
The act was meant to ensure freedom of religion for christian settlers of diverse persuasions in the colony. https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/868/maryland-toleration-act-of-1649 -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacons rebellion was probably one of the most confusing yet intriguing chapters in Jamestown history. Historians consider it to be the first stirring revolutions in America. Also known as the fight against tyranny. https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/bacons-rebellion.htm -
Salem Witch Trials
A young group of girls in Salem village, Massachusetts claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local woman of witchcraft.https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials -
Salutary Neglect
Was an unofficial British policy in the colonies that greatly affected Massachusetts in the 18th century. The name Salutary Neglect comes from a speech by Edmund Burke. http://historyofmassachusetts.org/what-was-the-british-policy-of-salutary-neglect/ -
Great Awakening/ Enlightenment
The Great Awakening was a religious revival that impacted the English colonies in America during the 1730s and 1740s. https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/great-awakening
The Enlightenment European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the long "long 18th century". https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/enlightenment -
Albany Plan
The Albany Plan was not a plan for independence; in fact it still subjected the colonial governments to British control. The plan would have established a centralized government to oversee the colonies and to shore up defense for the looming French and Indian war. https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-albany-plan-of-union-definition-summary.html -
French-Indian War
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Proclamation of 1763
In 1763, at the end of the French and Indian war, the British issued a proclamation, mainly intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. In the centuries since the proclamation, it has become one of the cornerstones of Native American law in the United States and Canada. https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of
