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Roanoke
It began in the year 1585, founded by Sir Walter Raleigh. It was a settlement that was poorly set up as the came over with little resources and were told to look for gold rather then getting all the necessary things to survive the upcoming winter. -
Jamestown
it was the first English settlement in the Americas.it was also the Capital of Virginia for 83 years -
New York
New York has a diverse geography. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east -
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House of Burgesses
it was the first legislative assembly of elected leaders in North America. -
Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower was the first ship to land in the Americas from Europe. Plymouth was a colony set up by the Europeans which struggled greatly due to the lack of supplies, the Native Americans helped them learn how to grow crops and other things to aid there survival. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document signed and written by Males on the Mayflower. -
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Great Migration
The English Puritans migrated to Mass. because they wanted religious freedom. -
Massachuetts Bay Colony
it was the northern most colony of North America. -
Connecticut
it was the southern most state in the New England colonies. -
Maryland Tolerance Act
It was a law that was passed that tolerated Trinitarian Christians. -
Carolina
Carolina was originally part of Florida and it was claimed by the Spaniards. -
Bacon's Rebillion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley -
Maryland
it is considered the religious birth place of America. -
Pennsylvania
It was one of the original 13 states and it was originally owned by William Penn as a grant of land. -
Salem Witch Trials
People were being accused for witch craft and being hung for it as they were falsely accused -
Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a period that expressed a lot of new ideas, individual freedom, and liberty. -
Albany Plan
it was a unified government for the thirteen colonies, it was suggested by Benjamin Franklin. -
French Indian War
it was a war that lasted for 7 years between the British and New France. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The land that Great Britain got from the French After the seven years war. -
Salutary Neglect
Salutary neglect is a term that refers to the seventeenth and eighteenth century British Crown policy of avoiding enforcement of parliamentary laws to keep colonies loyal to England. -
Rhode Island
On May, 4 1776 it was the first of the thirteen colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown.
