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Roanoke
founded by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1985, English settlers arrived in Roanoke, known as the "lost colony" , 22 years before Jamestown and 37 years before the Pilgrims in Massachusetts.
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Great Migration
usually refers to the migration of English Puritans to Massachusetts and the West Indies, especially Barbados. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritan_migration_to_New_England_(1620%E2%80%9340) -
Jamestown
Frist permanent English settlement in the Americas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginia -
House of Burgesses
first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Burgesses -
Mayflower/Mayflower Compact
First governing document of the Plymouth Colony. Signed on November 11, 1620 by the Pilgrims. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower_Compact -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
An English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century around the Massachusetts Bay.
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Carolina
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Maryland
Started as an English Colony and turned into British. Existed from 1632 until 1776, when it joined the other twelve of the Thirteen Colonies in rebellion against Great Britain and became the U.S. state of Maryland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Maryland -
Conneticut
Southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, admission to union was 1788. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut -
Maryland Toleration Act
It was the second law requiring religious tolerance in the British North American colonies. It created one of the pioneer statutes passed by the legislative body of an organized colonial government to guarantee any degree of religious liberty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Toleration_Act -
New York
Founded by James, Duke of York. Originally part of New Netherland. Henry Hudson had explored in 1609. https://www.thoughtco.com/new-york-colony-103878 -
Bacons Rebellion
Led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. in Jamestown, colony of Virginia.
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Pennsylvania
Charles II of England granted the Province of Pennsylvania to William Penn to settle a £16,000. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Pennsylvania -
Salem Witch Trials
Started when girls in Salem, Massachusetts were accused of witchcraft. Bridget Bishop was first hanged in June. 150 men, women, and children were accused over the next several months.
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Great Awakening/Enlightenment
A Protestant religious revival that swept Protestant Europe and British America in the 1730s and 1740s. Left an impact on American Protestantism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Great_Awakening -
Albany Plan
A plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_Plan -
French-Indian War
Comprised the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War of 1756–63. French North American colonies had a population of 60,000 and 2 million in the British North American colonies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War -
Proclamation of 1763
At the end of the French and Indian War, the British issued a proclamation to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of -
Salutary Neglect
Refers to the seventeenth and eighteenth century British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep American colonies obedient to England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salutary_neglect -
Rhode Island
Admission to the union was 1790. A state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Smallest area and second most densely populated in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island
