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Roanoke
When John White returned back to Roanoke after being on a 3 year journey to gather supplies in England, he found a deserted colony and no trace of its inhabitants. https://www.history.com/news/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke -
Jamestown
3 ships set sail to establish a new colony in North America. The settlers explored the coast of Virginia and picked an island spot that could be easily defended if they were attacked by the local natives. They named the new settlement Jamestown. https://www.ducksters.com/history/colonial_america/jamestown_settlement.php -
Connecticut
The English arrived when a large group of Puritans from Massachusetts led by Thomas Hooker. They came looking for religious freedom. In 1639 they adopted a constitution called the "Fundamental Orders" which set up power and structure. https://www.ducksters.com/geography/us_states/rhode_island_history.php -
House of Burgesses
This was the first legislature in America. The House of Burgesses in Jamestown, Virginia soon became a symbol of representative government. the 22 members of the house would meet once a year to make laws. http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/houseofburgesses.htm -
The Great Puritan Migration
The Great Migration began when religious groups, mostly Puritans, undertook the 3000 mile sea voyage and migrated to the New World searching for religious freedom.
The Puritans believed that they would be able to establish a pure church in the colonies. https://m.landofthebrave.info/great%20migration.htm -
Mayflower/ Plymouth/ Mayflower compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first written government document in the United States. It acted as an agreement between all the pilgrims that they would try to live together in peace in order to survive. It was signed on board the Mayflower ship. https://kidskonnect.com/history/mayflower-compact/ -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled by the pilgrims and puritans. The Pilgrims were Puritans hoping to find religious freedom in the New World. They survived the harsh winters with help from local Indians and once Plymouth was established, more colonists arrived. https://www.ducksters.com/geography/us_states/massachusetts_history.php -
Maryland
English King Charles I gave George Calvert a royal charter for the colony of Maryland. when his son, Cecil Calvert, took over, he offered 100 acres to every married couple. protestants took advantage of this and it became mostly full of protestants. His brother Leonard let a number of settlers to Maryland. He wanted it to be a place where people could worship religion freely. https://www.ducksters.com/geography/us_states/maryland_history.php -
Rhode Island
Rhode island was founded by Roger Williams after he got kicked out of Massachusetts for his religious beliefs. Williams called the settlement Providence and declared that it would have religious freedom. https://www.ducksters.com/geography/us_states/rhode_island_history.php -
Maryland Toleration Act
The Maryland Toleration Act was passed by the colonial assembly of Maryland that ordered religious freedom to everyone living there. Maryland was founded as a catholic haven and while the Act did prevent persecution for a long time, it failed to prevent a political struggle over the control of the colonial assembly. https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Maryland_Toleration_Act -
New York
The Dutch first settled along the Hudson River in 1624. In 1664, the British seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch and gave it the name New York. Over the next several years, the colony continued to grow. People from many countries moved there, including many from England. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/us-states/new-york-city -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon led a group of Virginia settlers in a rebellion against Virginia governor William Berkeley and the aristocrats. It was caused by economic causes and trading disagreements.http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/ba/Bacon's_Rebellion -
Pennsylvania
William Penn was given a large area of land by King Charles II of England. Penn wanted his colony to have religious freedom. Some of the first settlers were Quakers looking for a place where they could practice their religion without persecution. https://www.ducksters.com/geography/us_states/pennsylvania_history.php -
Salem witch trials
in Salem, Massachusetts a group of young girls claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused women of witchcraft. A special court convicted people and would hang them and in total they accused about 150 men, women, and children and hung 19. After a few months public opinion turned against the trials. https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials -
Great Awakening/ Enlightenment
The Great Awakening was a religious movement that swept across parts of the British colonies. Protestant Christian preachers taught that good behavior and individual faith were more important than book learning and reading the Bible. https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Great-Awakening/399487 -
Albany Plan
The Albany Plan was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. Representatives from seven of the colonies adopted the plan. Although never carried out, it was first important proposal to put the colonies as a collective whole under one government. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/albany-plan -
French-Indian War
The war was between the British and French colonies living in America. The French people relied on the local Native American Indian people to help them as allies because there were more British Americans. France wanted control over the Ohio River area, but Britain wouldn’t let them have it. This resulted in the Britain owning tons of land and the relationship between Britain and the Native American Indians was badly damaged.(I couldn’t fit the link I used to write this,but it was on history.com) -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation was issued by King George III and banned white settlement on lands west of the Appalachian Mountains, which would be "preserved to the said Indians." In keeping American colonists out of the newly won land, England hoped to avoid further conflict with Indian tribes and have better control over colonial commerce and land speculation. https://www.gilderlehrman.org/blog/proclamation-1763-day-october-7-1763 -
Salutary Neglect
This policy was followed to keep colonial allegiance while allowing Britain to focus its attention on European policies. https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/salutary_neglect
