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Roanoke
Roanoke would have been the first settlement if everyone wouldn't have mysteriously disappeared. John White, the mayor of Roanoke, went over to England for various reasons. When he came back to Roanoke, his family and everyone else had vanished. The only clue as to what had happened is CRO (croatoan) was carved into trees. It is believed that the colonists had combined with the Hatteras tribe.
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Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect is the policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep British colonies obedient to England. The end of salutary neglect was a large contributing factor that led to the Revolutionary War.
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Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America. It was the first place to give Europe a chance to compete in the New World against Spain since Christopher Columbus' voyages.The Powhatan tribe and the English settlers had relations with each other, but sometimes some of their encounters would be violent. https://www.britannica.com/place/Jamestown-Colony -
House of Burgesses
In 1619, martial law was abolished to create a legislative assembly, which was The House of Burgesses. It was the first division of government in a British overseas posession. Each Virginia settlement was responsible for electing two delegates. https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-of-Burgesses -
The Great Puritan Migration
The Puritans left New England for The New World because of religious persecution against Puritans which let to reformation of the church (separatists, non-separatists). So they left on the Mayflower and ended up on the coast of Massachusetts.
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Mayflower Compact
A set of rules created by the Puritans that sailed over on the Mayflower so that their settlement could be successful. It was officially written by Myles Standish, a military leader hired by the pilgrims. https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/mayflower-compact -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Puritans, about 1,000 people that sailed over from England, wanted to set up a society that followed God's wishes. So they appointed a governor(John Winthrop) and other members of the lawmaking council and people whose views didn't line up with theirs were expelled.
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Connecticut
First settlement was in the area that is now present-day Hartford and it was settled by the Dutch, but Connecticut was founded by Thomas Hooker, he also inspired The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
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Maryland
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Rhode Island
Founded in 1636 by Roger Williams
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Maryland Toleration Act
The number of Puritans and Protestants began to outnumber Catholics in Maryland so an Act of Toleration was passed to ensure religious liberty to the Catholics. The law made it illegal to call other religions mean names, the death penalty could be used on anyone who denied the Trinity or Christ, and being drunk or excessively working on a Sunday was a crime that they would get fined for.
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Carolina
First a charter and land grant was given to 8 noble men for the province of Carolina in exchange for financial and political assistance in restoring King Charles the second to the throne. the Fundamental Constitutons of Carolina divided the province into two smaller ones (Albemarle and Clarendon). But in 1772 the two provinces became North and South Carolina.
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New York
Two years after The Dutch settled near the Hudson River, they established the colony of New Amsterdam. Forty years later, New Amsterdam was taken over by the English and renamed to New York. https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/new-york -
Bacon's Rebellion
Led by Nathaniel Bacon and other colonists against the colonial government and American Indians due to allegations of Native American theft. This was the first rebellion in the American Colonies.
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Pennsylvania
One of the original 13 colonies, founded by William Penn, named by King Charles the second after William Penn's father. It was a proprietary colony until the American Revolution began.
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Salem Witch Trials
Many women were accused of being a part of witch craft and 20 were killed during the time of this hysteria. It took place in Salem in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. There is not an exact explanation to why this mass hysteria took place, but it could have been epilepsy, cold weather, lyme disease, and many more things.
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Great Awakening
Fully ignited by the preaching and emotional sermons of George Whitefield and thousands of people were brought into the church by the wave of religious enthusiasm.
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Albany Plan
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French-Indian War
Also known as the Seven Years War. This war took place in North America but several other continents were included in the war. French lost Louisiana to Spain and the victory of America/Britian resulted in a big change of geological powers.
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Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation was a royal decree issued by King George the third that prohibited colonists from establishing new settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains (imaginary line). It intended to conciliate the native americans.
