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Roanoke
In August of 1585, the Roanoke colony was founded in North Carolina by Sir Walter Raleigh. James White, the Governor of the Roanoke colony, returned to find the 100 or so colonists he left behind had perished. Because his trip was delayed, the colonist suffered due to a lack of sufficient food and supplies.
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Jamestown
A group of 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company founded the first English settlement in North America called Jamestown. King James of England had told the Virginia Company to make a settlement in North America. Jamestown is located in todays U.S. state of Virginia.
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Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect is the term used when talking about how the British treated its colonies before the French and Indian war. During this time, American colonies were pretty much given freedom in regards to government, taxation, and local affairs. The ending of Salutary Neglect became a major cause of the American Revolution.
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House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was in Virginia. The House of Burgesses was the first assembly of elected representatives in North America. The House of Burgesses was created by the Virginia Company as an effort to get more English craftsmen to settle in North America, and to make conditions in the colony more agreeable for the current inhabitants.
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Great Migration
The Great Migration occurred when the English Puritans fled from England to New England, Chesapeake, and the West Indies.
The Puritans left England because of religious persecution and economic reasons. The Great Migration ended in the 1640s.
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Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower is the Ship that carried the Pilgrims from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Pilgrims left England because of religious persecutions and economic reasons. The Mayflower Compact was signed by forty-one English colonists 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
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Massachusetts Bay
The Massachusetts Bay colony was one of the original English settlements. This colony was settled in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritan refugees from England under the leadership of Governor John Winthrop and Deputy Governor Thomas Dudley. The Massachusetts Bay colony was located in present day Massachusetts.
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Maryland
The Maryland colony was founded by George Calvert, Lord Baltimore and some other colonists. Maryland was named after the wife of King Charles of England, Queen Henrietta Maria. The colony of Maryland was located where the present U.S. state of Maryland is today.
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Connecticut
The colony of Connecticut was a English colony in British America. The Connecticut colony was formed in what would become the U.S. state Connecticut. This colony became a war zone for the English and American Indians in what was known as the Pequot War. This war helped them establish self-governance in the New World.
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams. While serving as a pastor in Salem, Williams got in an argument with the colonial leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and was banished to England. He fled and lived with Indians in what would become the city of Providence.
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Maryland Toleration Act
The Maryland Toleration Act was a law mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians. It was passed by the assembly of the Maryland colony, in St. Mary's City. The Maryland Toleration Act granted freedom of conscience to all Christians. It was the second law requiring religious tolerance in the British North American colonies.
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Carolina
The Carolana colony was initially founded by Sir Robert Heath, but the charter was unrealized and ruled invalid. A new charter was issued to a group of eight English noblemen known as the Lords Proprietors in 1663, and the name was changed to Carolina. The Carolina colony was an English colony, but later turned into British. It was located where the U.S. state of North Carolina is today.
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New York
The New York colony was a British colony in Northeast America. The New York colony was located where the current state of New York is today. The New York Colony was a part of the original thirteen colonies and helped form the United States. The New York Colony was run by Charles the 2nd of England.
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Bacon's Rebellion
The Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkley. The rebellion was caused by the political changes that Berkley made of its western frontier. Other challenges, such as leaving Bacon out of his inner circle and not allowing him to fur trade with the Indians, contributed to the uprising of Bacon and the settlers.
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Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania colony was founded by William Penn and other colonists. King Charles let William Penn name the Pennsylvania colony after himself. The Pennsylvania colony was located where the U.S. state of Pennsylvania is today. The Pennsylvania colony gave the Quakers freedom of religion and also assisted with trade and profits.
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Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials began in Salem Village, Massachusetts when a group of local girls claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused locals of witchcraft. Eventually 19 witches were tried, convicted and hanged at Salem's Gallows Hill. The Salem Witch Trials caused mass hysteria in colonial Massachusetts. In September 1692, the Hysteria had vanished and people began to turn away from the trials.
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Great Awakening/Enlightenment
The Great Awakening was the religious revival in the British American colonies that occurred between the 1720's and 1740's. A number of reasons for the Great Awakening include an arid rationalism in New England, formalism in liturgical practices (as among the Dutch Reformed in the Middle Colonies), and the minimal amount of pastoral supervision in the South. The Great Awakening was led by Jonathan Edwards and a few others.
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Albany Plan
The Albany Plan was a plan to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin. The Plan represented one of several early attempts to form a union of the colonies "under one government as far as might be necessary defense and other general important purposes." The Albany Plan was developed in Albany, New York. The plan was rejected, and was not implemented until the colonies were officially independent.
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French-Indian War
During the French-Indian war, or the Seven Years War, Britain and France fought over land in the New World. When France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley brought conflict with the claims of the British colonies, a series of battles led to Britain declaring war in 1756. The war ended in 1763, with the victorious British claiming Canada from France and Florida from Spain, allowing expansion westward from the Mississippi Valley.
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Proclamation of 1763
At the end of the French and Indian War, the British issued the Proclamation of 1763. The proclamation was intended to conciliate the Indians on their land. The Proclamation affected all thirteen colonies, and helped Britain tighten up their control over the colonies. The Proclamation has become one of the cornerstones of Native American law in the United States.
http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of
