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Roanoke
Who: English people (115), led by John White
What: An exploration to the new world in search for land and to start a new 'life'
Where: Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina
When: 1597
Why: To be landowners and create a new economy
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Jamestown
Who: English settlers
What: The first established English colony
Where: Virginia
When: 1607
Why: To create wealth for England and to settle and establish colonies in the new world
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Connecticut (colony)
Who: Puritans (Dutchman Adriaen Block was the first explorer)
What: A group of puritans with no religious tolerance
Where: Connecticut valley
When: 1614
Why: Puritans wanted to establish their own life with no religious tolerance
https://www.softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/connecticut_colony_facts/2034/#:~:text=Interesting%20Connecticut%20Colony%20Facts%3A%20The%20Connecticut%20Colony%20was,became%20the%20first%20explorer%20of%20the%20Connecticut%20Valley. -
House of Burgesses
Who: A representative colony
What: A governor, council, and 2 elected Burgesses from 11 of the colonies
Where: Virginia
When: 1619
Why: They granted supplies and originated laws, and the governor and council were able to veto laws from the king
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Mayflower/Plymouth Compact
Who: English settlers
What: A set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World
Where: Massachusetts
When: 1620
Why: They wanted to create a new social structure
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Puritans Great Migration
Who: The Puritans
What: a group of colonist who were seeking religious freedom
Where: Massachusetts
When: 1623
Why: they wanted more of a religious freedom and they didnt like the reform
https://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-great-puritan-migration/#:~:text=The%20Great%20Puritan%20Migration%20was%20a%20period%20in,New%20England%2C%20the%20Chesapeake%20and%20the%20West%20Indies. -
New York
Who: The Dutch
What: The Dutch sailed and landed in New Amsterdam
Where: New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island
When: 1624
Why: they came to New York to trade with local natives
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Who: Puritans from England
What: A group of English settlers who were Puritan refugees
Where: Massachusetts
When: settled in 1630
Why: they wanted to be separated from Englands government, and they wanted to practice their own religion
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Maryland
What: Founded by Lord Baltimore
Where: Maryland, also known as the Province of Maryland
When: 1633
Why: Founded as a refuge for English Catholics
Other: Tobacco was a major export, good farming lands, lots of agriculture, plantations, iron work, and manufacturing
https://www.softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/maryland_colony_facts/2037/#:~:text=The%20Maryland%20Colony%20was%20founded,was%20the%20Province%20of%20Maryland. -
Rhode Island
Who: Founded by Roger Williams, who purchased the land from Native Americans
Where: Rhode Island
When: 1636
Why: Founded for those who wanted to have religious tolerance
Other: lots of fishing, some farming as well, actively involved in the triangular trade with slaves
https://www.softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/rhode_island_colony_facts/2044/ -
Maryland Toleration Act
Who: Created by the Colonial Assembly of Maryland
What: A document that let Christian settlers have religious freedom
Where: Maryland
When: passed on April 24, 1649
Why: They made this so that its a law that says you are allowed to believe whatever you want to, and you will not be harassed or troubled as long as you believe in Jesus
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Carolina
Who: Settled by supporters of King Charles ll
What: A Southern colony
Where: Carolina
When: 1663
Why: It was settled to help him restore his throne
Others: cash crops were grown for selling, easy trade access
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Bacon's Rebellion
Who: Started by Nathanial Bacon, and his army of farmers and indentured servants
What: A retaliation against Native American attacks
Where: Virginia
When: 1676
Why: it was the first colonial rebellion against royal control, gov. Berkeley refused to help retaliate, so Bacon fought
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Pennsylvania
Who: King Charles granted William Penn a charter to the colony
Where: Pennsylvania (Middle Colony)
When: 1682
Why: Penn wanted to establish a colony where every male got the right to vote and 50 acres of land. The land was known as a 'holy experiment'
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Salutary Neglect
What: unofficial British policy of non enforcement of trade regulations on their American colonies
Where: American colonies
When: 1690
Why: so that items would be taxed, which later led onto the French and Indian war and caused lots of problems between Britain and the colonies
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Salem witch trials
Who: Women accused of witch craft
What: Started when a group of girls said they were demon possessed and blamed in on some women who did witch craft
Where: Salem village
When: 1692
Why: The people got paranoid that they were going to get possessed by the devil, so they just tried and killed people who were in suspicion of witch craft
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Great Awakening
What: a religious revival during the mid-evil times
Where: English colonies in America
When: from 1730-1740
Why: it held an emphasis on art, and religious freedom, shedding a light on coming out of the dark mid evil times to a more colorful and vibrant era
https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/great-awakening and my brain, previous knowledge -
Albany Plan
Who: British North American colonies
What: A plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government
Where: Albany, New York
When: 1754
Why: This plan too place so that the colonies could have a change in government
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/albany-plan#:~:text=The%20Albany%20Plan%20of%20Union%20was%20a%20plan,the%20British%20North%20American%20colonies%20adopted%20the%20plan. -
French-Indian War
Who: France and Great Britain
What: A war fought over New World Territory
Where: It was a global war (involved basically everyone in some way, shape, or form)
When: 1754-1763
https://historyofmassachusetts.org/french-and-indian-war/#:~:text=The%20French%20and%20Indian%20War%2C%20which%20took%20place,which%20resulted%20in%20the%20Seven%20Years%20War%20%281756-1763.%29 -
Proclamation of 1763
Who: started by the British
What: states that the British colonies get from the Atlantic coast from American Indian lands west of the Appalachian Mountains
When: created in 1763, issued by the British
Why: this was after the French and Indian war to divide colonial limits, and separate from further expansion
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of#:~:text=In%20response%20to%20Pontiac's%20Rebellion,colonial%20expansion%20westward%20beyond%20Appalachia.
