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Roanoke
Colony in what is now Roanoke Island where the colonists strangely disappeared when John White, the governor, returns from a supply trip to England. www.history.com/news/ask-history/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke -
Jamestown
The first permanent settlement in America made by the English which is located in Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginia -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses is the first legislative assembly in the colonies of America. www.ushistory.org/us/2f.asp -
Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
Had 100 Puritans on it. They were fleeing from the Catholic church. They landed in Plymouth which is in Massachusetts. They made a contract to bind them all together called the Mayflower Compact. https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/homework-help/mayflower-and-mayflower-compact -
Great Migration
Puritans migrated from England to Massachusetts and to the West Indies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritan_migration_to_New_England_(1620–40) -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
1,000 puritan refugees left England and landed in Massachusetts. It is one of the present day English settlements in that state. https://www.britannica.com/place/Massachusetts-Bay-Colony -
Maryland
A colony founded by the English and it is also one of the southern colonies. https://www.landofthebrave.info/maryland-colony.htm -
Rhode Island
It is an English colony that is one of the original 13 colonies on the American West Coast. https://www.landofthebrave.info/rhode-island-colony.htm -
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Maryland Toleration Act
People who believed in the trinity were given religious freedom. http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1601-1700/maryland-toleration-act-11630122.html -
Carolina
Its original settlers came from Virginia. They settled in a northern part called Albemarle. www.smplanet.com/teaching/colonialamerica/colonies/carolinas -
New York
A colony owned by the British which is now a state in America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_New_York -
Bacon's rebellion
An armed rebellion against the power of the governor led by Nathaniel Bacon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon%27s_Rebellion -
Pennsylvania
Founded by William Penn, is one of the middle colonies and is now a state in the U.S.. https://www.landofthebrave.info/pennsylvania-colony.htm -
Salem witch trials
The people of Salem were afraid people in there town were witches and people were prosecuted falsely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials -
Great Awakoning/Enlightenment
A religious revival started by Jonathan Edwards that happened in the English colonies. https://prezi.com/op8kac4k3kuk/the-great-awakening-vs-the-enlightenment/ -
Albany Plan
A plan to create a government that is unified in the colonies.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_Plan -
French-Indian War
War between the French and the Indians that lasted seven years. http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war -
Proclamation of 1763
It made all land west of the Appalachian Mountains off limits to the settlers. http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of -
Salutary Neglect
A policy that gives trade regulation to the Colonies in America. https://www.britannica.com/topic/salutary-neglect
