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Roanoke
Roanoke was a southern colony originally created by Sir Walter Raleigh in Virginia. During Raleigh and other settlers time there they treated the Indians poorly. In less than a year they were out of supplies and traveled back to England leaving many behind. When the settlers returned the settlement was deserted and the word "Croatan" was written on a nearby tree. The settlement was then named the Lost Colony. https://nationalcenter.org/ColonyofRoanoke.html
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Jamestown
In 1607 a group of people traveled to America and started the first permanent English settlement in Virginia which they named Jamestown. The first winter killed many people and only 38 out of 150 survived. John Smith became Jamestown's leader and forced everyone to work. Eventually they became friends with the Indians who taught them how to grow tobacco.
https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/a-short-history-of-jamestown.htm
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Salutary Neglect
The Salutary Neglect was a British law which stated that the colonists could violate laws with trade. This law benefited the colonists boosting their profits from trade. After the French and Indian war they raised the taxes on the colonists to pay for the war debt. The colonists didn't like that idea and revolted. This included the Boston Tea Party, the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence.
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House of Burgesses Source: Notes
The House of Burgesses was a group of people that were elected representatives from Virginia. Each county elected two representatives to be sent to the house. Only property owners could vote to elect those representatives.The topic most often discussed was resistance to the crown. The House of Burgesses is also known to be the training ground for many of Americas Founding Fathers.
https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/House_of_Burgesses
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Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact Source: Notes
The Mayflower was a ship that sailed about 100 passengers including 35 Pilgrims to the new land. When they arrived in Massachusetts they named their settlement Plymouth. Due to the bad winter when arriving on land, many died. The Mayflower Compact was the first self government plan in the colonies and stated the majority of the colony's men would make the decisions. The Compact was permission or a patent to settle there. https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony_Genealogy -
The Great Migration
The Great Migration occurred due to the religious restriction England enforced on the Puritans. The Puritans/Pilgrims moved to Massachusetts and settled there establishing their first colony-Plymouth. Later on in 1630 they established the Massachusetts Bay colony which was very successful. This colony eventually took over other failed planter colonies that led more puritans migrate to the colony. https://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-great-puritan-migration/ -
New York Source: Notes
In 1624 the first seven ships traveled to New York with livestock, colonies, and supplies. The Dutch was the first to settle the land and named it New Netherlands. The British then tried to take the land and they fought three naval wars against each other. Eventually the British gained control and renamed the land for the Duke of York. The Dutch were able to recapture the area but later on the British took control again. tobacco.http://www.smplanet.com/teaching/colonialamerica/colonies/newyork -
Massachusetts Bay Colony Source: Notes
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a colony in Massachusetts settled by Puritans. The leader of the colony was John Winthrop. The laws enforced on the colony followed the beliefs of the Puritan church. People who did not follow the law (dissenters) were punished in the form of humiliation, execution, fines, and banishment. Later on more English settlers joined the colony and eventually it became the largest colony. https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony_Genealogy -
Maryland Source: Notes
Lord Baltimore established Maryland in 1632 as a haven for Catholic refugees. The colony was settled as a proprietary colony which meant that the owner of the land ruled, not the British King and Queen. Before Baltimore was able to do anything with the land he died and Cecil Calvert took over. Soon after the Toleration Act was developed which stated that religious freedom would be granted to all Christians living in Maryland.
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Rhode Island Source: Notes
Rhode island was founded in 1636 and was considered a New England colony. It was settled by Roger Williams who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for speaking out against authorities. Williams was against the confiscation of Indian land and the punishments for religious dissenters. He intended the land to be a colony where there was no religious persecution. https://www.landofthebrave.info/rhode-island-colony.htm -
Connecticut Source: Notes
In 1636 Reverend Thomas Hooker led a group of Puritans into Connecticut from Boston on foot. Thomas is responsible for finding the colony of Connecticut and helping to established the fundamental orders of Connecticut which was the first written constitution in North America. Thomas gave the people the opportunity to vote and limited the power of the people in charge.
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Maryland Toleration Act
The Maryland Toleration Act allowed religious freedom to all Christians living in Maryland. This act also made it a crime to blaspheme God.They also forbid settlers to ridicule others religion. Although there were strict laws, settlers took advantage of this and many Protestants moved to Maryland despite the Catholic environment around them.
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Carolina Source: Notes
Carolina was a Southern colony in 1663. King Charles granted 8 supporters to settle the land. Due to easy access to the West Indies, many people settled there so they could trade. Some crops they grew to trade were indigo, rice, and tobacco. They were considered cash crops because they weren't meant to be kept for the farmer use but to be sold. This work required a lot of labor so African slaves were abundant in the south.
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Bacon's Rebellion
This rebellion was the first colonial rebellion against royal control. Nathaniel Bacon was the leader of the rebellion and led indentured servants, slaves and farmers to attack the Indians. The Governor of Virginia, William Berkeley, gathered and army together to stop Bacon's men. The rebellion ended with Bacon dying from dysentery and his men being hung soon after his death.
https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/bacons-rebellion.htm
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was a middle colony settled by William Penn in 1682. King Charles II had given Penn a charter for the colony. Penn created the colony as a "Holy Experiment," which means he gave every male settler 50 acres of land and the right to vote. He also developed the experiment to be a place without a landowning aristocracy. Penn was also a Quaker and soon Pennsylvania became a haven for Quakers.
http://www.ushistory.org/pennsylvania/pennsylvania.html
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Salem Witch Trials Source: Notes
The Salem Witch trials were a series of cases that were presented to the Magistrates in the Massachusetts Bay colony. In 1692 three girls were accused of witchcraft and brought to trial. Many settlers during that time believed the devil was trying to destroy their communities. Because of the witches the community believed their colony was being taken over by an evil being. After these witch accusations the town went into hysteria.
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The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a reaction to the Enlightenment. During this time preachers set up churches and schools throughout their colony. Some of the preachers disagreed with the new method and split off from their church to form new churches with new beliefs and ideas. Due to the many different religions there was not one dominant one. The awakening didn't just happen in one area, it was a national occurrence.
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Albany Plan
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the North American colonies under a more central government. This plan was never carried out but it was the first time the colonies came together and unified under one government. The plan was established due to an argument between New York and the Mohawk community. If the plan was carried through it would have allowed the government to levy taxes.
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French-Indian War
The French and Indian War began over the dispute of whether the Ohio River territory belonged to the British or the French. The two also had conflict due to both trying to expand their land. The French was not alone in the war, they were assisted by the Indians. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris.in 1763. This war was also known as the seven years war.
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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 occurred after the French and Indian war. It organized the British settlements from the Native American territory. The proclamation didn't last long due to the colonies taking offense to the proclamation and stating that it got in the way of their settlement. They treated the proclamation like it wasn't there and pioneers started moving westward.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Proclamation-of-1763
