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Roanoke
who: settlers
what: started a colony
where: north america
why: looking for religious freedom, and economic opportunities. https://www.britannica.com/story/the-lost-colony-of-roanoke -
Maryland
who: English explorers
what: exploring to find new land
where: north america
why: to gain territory for England, provide employment for settlers, expand trade routes and business. https://www.britannica.com/place/Maryland-state/The-colony -
New York
who: English
what: expanding England's territory
where: north america
why: to get more land for England and populate there https://www.britannica.com/place/New-York-state/Revolution-statehood-and-growth -
Jamestown
who: investers
what: colony= a private venture
where: north america
why: to identify profitable materials such as gold and silver in Virginia to repay the investors back in England. https://www.britannica.com/place/New-York-state/Revolution-statehood-and-growth -
House of Burgesses
who: Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, William Byrd, Peyton Randolph, Edmund Pendleton
what: representative assembly
where: colonial virginia
why: to defend the rights of colonists https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-of-Burgesses -
Plymouth/Mayflower compact
who: pilgrims
what: document/ freedom of religion
where: from England to the Americas
why: to get freedom of religion https://www.britannica.com/search?query=mayflower+compact -
Great migration (puritan)
who: African Americans
what: moving everywhere
where: everywhere
why: to escape racial violence https://www.britannica.com/search?query=great+migration -
Connecticut
who: Native american algonquian speaking people
what: a colony
where: Americas
why:to defend against attacks from the French, Dutch, and Native Americans https://www.britannica.com/place/Connecticut/People -
Massachusetts Bay colony
who: puritans
what: a colony
where: north, north america
why: to trade and colonize https://www.britannica.com/place/Massachusetts-Bay-Colony -
Rhode island
who: native Americans and European explorers
what: claiming land
where: new England (Americas)
why: expanded their land https://www.britannica.com/place/Rhode-Island-state/History -
Carolina
who: European settlers
what: a colony
where: south in north Americas
why: to import and export goods https://www.britannica.com/topic/American-colonies/The-Carolinas-and-Georgia -
Bacon's Rebellion
who: Berkeley, bacon, and their people
what: fighting
where: in the americas
why: to get and keep land https://www.britannica.com/event/Bacons-Rebellion -
Pennsylvania
who:native Americans and European settlers
what: a colony
where: north america
why: to expand Englands territory https://www.britannica.com/place/Pennsylvania-state/History -
Maryland Toleration Act
who: Christan settlers
what:act of Parliament granting freedom of worship
where: england
why: to act of Parliament granting freedom of worship https://www.britannica.com/event/Toleration-Act-Great-Britain-1689 -
Salutary Neglect
who: british
what: policy of the British government regarding trade regulations
where: north america
why: to keep colonial allegiance while allowing Britain to focus its attention on European policies. https://www.britannica.com/topic/salutary-neglect -
Salem witch trials
who: ''witchs'' and settlers
what: “witches” be hung
where: Massachusetts bay colony
why: to get rid of the witches https://www.britannica.com/event/Salem-witch-trials -
Great awakening/Enlightenment
who: protestants and roman catholics
what: religious revival in the British American colonies
where: British American colonies
why: rationalism was being emphasized, and passion for religion had grown not wanted https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Awakening -
Albany Plan
who: Great Britain Iroquois Confederacy
what: a union of the British colonies
where: north america
why:to assist in the colonies' defense https://www.britannica.com/topic/Albany-Plan-of-Union -
French-Indian war
who: Cherokee France United Kingdom
what: war between the French and the indians
where: north america
why: French and British governments both claimed as the ohio river as their territory. https://www.britannica.com/event/French-and-Indian-War -
Proclamation of 1763
who: king charles the third
what: did not let colonists settle on lands acquired from the French
where: north america
why: the british wanted to end the rebellion and build trust with the Indigenous peoples https://www.britannica.com/event/Proclamation-of-1763