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Roanoke
in 1587 Roanoke was found, Often referred to at the lost colony because during the Anglo-Spanish war the colonists disappeared, and left the word Croaton carved into a tree. The expedition got to Roanoke island on July 4th 1584. http://www.softschools.com/facts/world_history/roanoke_colony_facts/2418/ -
Jamestown
The Virginia company established this colony along the coast of Virginia. In the begininning of this colony only 38 of the 150 settlers survived the first winter.
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House of Burgesses
this was a meeting held in James town. It was the first assembly in the Americas.In 1624 Viriginia became a royal colony and the house of burgesses still met.
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Great Migration
The great migration started when the English established the colonies. The separatists traveled to the new world where they established the Plymouth Colony. The puritans were in search for religious freedom and wanted to expand Christianity.
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Mayflower/ Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
The Pilgrims settled the Plymouth colony in 1620. After 65 days at sea the Mayflower anchored at Cape Cod they chose to not finish the journey and look for a good area to settle nearby. The Mayflower compact established the foundation for the colony's government. http://www.ushistory.org/us/3a.asp -
New York
New York was a middle colony and was settled by the dutch in 1624. The dutch called it New Netherlands and New York City was called New Amsterdam. In 1673 the dutch recaptured the area, but it quickly returned to British control.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Settled by Pilgrims and puritans who wanted religious freedom. They settled here so they could have a church that wasn't royally controlled. About 1000 people settled here.
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Maryland
This was a southern colony settled by Lord Baltimore in 1632. Baltimore was a catholic who convinced King Charles to give him 100 million acres for the persecuted Catholics to settle. Maryland was settled as a proprietary colony. https://www.landofthebrave.info/maryland-colony.htm -
Rhode Island
This was a New England colony settled by Roger Williams and his supporters. Williams was banished from The Massachusetts Bay Colony for speaking out about government authorities punishing religious dissension, So he founded Rhode Island where there would be no persecution of Christians. -
Connecticut
This was a New England colony and was settled by Thomas Hooker in 1636. Connecticut began as three distinct settlements of Puritans from Massachusetts and England; they combined under a single royal charter in 1663. This was the first written constitution in North America. http://www.softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/connecticut_colony_facts/2034/ -
Maryland Toleration Act
This granted religious freedom to all Christians living in Maryland.
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Carolina
This was a southern colony and it was settled by supporters of king Charles the second in 1663. Charles granted 8 supporters land in Carolina. Because of easy trade access people moved here to grow rice, indigo, and tobacco. By 1720 African slaves outnumbered the European settlers because cash crops required a huge labor force. In 1729 Carolina became a royal colony and was split into North and South Carolina.
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Bacons Rebellion
Bacon raised an unauthorized militia of indentured servants, slaves to retaliate against a series of Native American attacks on the Virginia frontier. In response Governor William Berkeley gathered an army to fight against Bacon.
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Pennsylvania
This was a middle colony and it was settled by William Penn in 1682. Penn established this colony as a Holy Experiment where every male had the right to vote. He became a quaker and his colony became a haven for quakers. https://www.historycentral.com/TheColonies/PA.html -
Salutary Neglect
An unofficial British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, meant to keep the American colonies obedient to England.The reason for the British policy of Salutary Neglect was to ensure that the America Colonies would remain loyal to the British during the period of expansion in Colonial America. The threat of rebellion in the colonies was a clear concern.
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Salem Witch Trials
when young girls in Salem village, Massachusetts claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused some local women of witchcraft a wave a hysteria swept through the area. 150 people were put in jail for witch craft, 7 died in prison and 19 men and women were found guilty and hung. ended in September 1692.
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Great Awakening/Enlightment
The Great Awakening was a religious revival that swept through the American colonies in the 1730s. It was started by Jonathan Edwards. The Enlightenment was a cultural and intellectual movement that challenged old traditions and emphasized reason.
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Albany plan
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies. Representatives from seven of the British North American colonies adopted the plan but it never worked out.
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French-Indian War
This was the final colonial war. This also was the beginning of open hostilities between the colonies and Great Britain. England and France had been building toward a conflict in America since 1689. http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.html -
Proclamation of 1763
the British issued a proclamation mainly to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. In the centuries since the proclamation, it has become one of the cornerstones of Native American law in the United States and Canada.
