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Roanoke
The British's first attempt at a settlement, however, when their governor, John White, returned 3 years later, the town had been deserted with the only trace being the word "croatoan" carved into a nearby tree.
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Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement on north america. The English barely survived the first winter, but the native Powhatan tribe helped teach them how to survive in the elements of north america.
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House of Burgesses
Governor George Yeardley upon his arrival in Virginia, had decided that they were to form a legislative assembly, instead of Martial law. This was the first legislator in the american colonies.
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Great Puritan Migration
Puritans left England and came to north america to find religious freedom, which was not available in England. These people are mostly recognized as the Pilgrims. Just about 21,000 emigrants had moved from England by 1642.
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Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
The first self government plan in the colonies, set in place by the pilgrims aboard the mayflower.
https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/mayflower-compact -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Settled by the Puritans, governed by John Winthrop.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Massachusetts-Bay-Colony -
Maryland
King Charles II granted a charter to George Calvert in 1632. Maryland soon became a place of religious freedom for all the new settlers under the wishes of George Calvert's son, Leonard Calvert. https://www.ducksters.com/geography/us_states/maryland_history.php -
Connecticut
Started when the dutch began to settle around the Connecticut river and began a trading post. Once the population became dense in Boston, people moved out of Massachusetts and into Connecticut.
https://www.thoughtco.com/connecticut-colony-103870 -
Rhode Island
Founded by Roger Williams, after he was banished from the puritans of Massachusetts.
https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/rhode-island -
Maryland Toleration Act
Granted Religious freedom and demanded respect for others beliefs, and provided for honoring the sabbath. https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/868/maryland-toleration-act-of-1649 -
Carolina
Part of the southern colonies, the economy is mostly focused on cash crops and trade.
https://www.thoughtco.com/south-carolina-colony-103881 -
New York
The dutch first settled the area in 1624, naming it New Amsterdam, but the Duke of York sent a battle ship in 1664 and took British control, renaming it New York. It soon became a crucial part of the triangular trade.
https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/new-york -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon and his 200-man militia attacked friendly natives to spite his cousin, the governor of Virginia.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/bacons-rebellion -
Pennsylvania
King Charles II granted a charted to William Penn in 1681. Most of the settlers were Quakers, like Penn.
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/pa-history/1681-1776.html -
Salem Witch Trials
A wave of mass hysteria that fell over a town in Massachusetts. 19 people were killed, another 150 were accused of witchcraft.
https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials -
Great Awakening/Enlightenment
Also known as the age of reason, religion became much less of a focus in life, as people shifted towards science and logic.
https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/great-awakening -
Albany Plan
A plan to unify the colonies in English control under a more central government. This was never carried out, but was what got the gears turning to unify the colonies.
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French-Indian War
Began in 1754, and ended with the treaty of Paris in 1763. The result of territory tension between the French and the British.
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Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 was established after the french Indian war, and did not allow colonists to settle west of Appalachia.
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Salutary Neglect
A policy set in place by the prime minister, Robert Walpole, that relaxed regulations on the colonies, mostly on trade laws.
https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/salutary_neglect
