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Lost Colony of Roanoke
The colony of Roanoke was founded in 1587 by the English settlers. It was found abandoned in 1590 when the governor, John White, returned from England with supplies. What happened to the first English civilization still remains a mystery to this day. http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke -
Jamestown
a group of 100 English settlers formed this town in Virginia. Almost everyone died to famine and starvation, until they started growing tobacco there, and also picking up survival tips from the Native Americans. This is the first English town in America. http://www.history.com/topics/jamestown -
House of Burgesses
The first meeting of legislators in the New World, they met in a church in Jamestown. There was 22 original Burgesses. http://www.ushistory.org/us/2f.asp -
Mayflower Compact
This was the agreement for a self-ruled government for America, created in Plymouth, America. The Pilgrims named the agreement after the ship they sailed to America in. http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/symbols_freedom/pages/mayflower.html -
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The Great Migration
The Puritan movement to New England from Europe, they journeyed for religious freedom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritan_migration_to_New_England_(1620%E2%80%9340) -
New York
New York was one of the original 13 colonies, being founded in 1626 by the Duke of York on Manhattan Island. The colony was named after the him. The English colonies defeated the Dutch colonies to gain control of the land. https://www.landofthebrave.info/new-york-colony.htm -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
One of the original English colonies in the Americas, also located in present-day Massachusetts. Formed by 1000 Puritan settlers. Boston was the main city and this was the heart of the colonies. https://www.britannica.com/place/Massachusetts-Bay-Colony -
Maryland
Founded in 1633 by George Calvert and Lord Baltimore. The colony was named after King Charles I 's wife. https://www.landofthebrave.info/maryland-colony.htm -
Rhode Island
This colony was founded by Roger Williams in 1636, after being banished from Massachusetts for speaking up for religious freedom, the main reason English came to settle in America in the first place. http://www.history.com/topics/us-states/rhode-island -
Connecticut
John Haynes and Thomas Hooker led 100 people away from Massachusetts and founded the colony of Connecticut in 1636. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Colony -
Maryland Toleration Act
This was a law created in Maryland granting religious freedom for a certain group of Christians, created in 1649. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Toleration_Act -
Carolina Colony
Formerly known as the Albemarle and Carteret colonies, these lands were formed in the mid-seventeenth century. http://www.celebrateboston.com/history/carolinas.htm -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon led the rebellion against Sir William Berkeley, governor of Virginia, which was in response to low tobacco prices and high taxes. Berkeley jailed Bacon, which sparked the revolt. https://www.landofthebrave.info/bacons-rebellion.htm -
Pennsylvania colony
Founded by William Penn, a Quaker, as a land for Quakers, who were seeking religious freedom. http://www.history.com/topics/us-states/pennsylvania -
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Salem Witch Trials
Everyone went into mass hysteria when a couple girls claimed to be possessed by the devil. Many innocent people lost their lives due to false accusations from this. http://www.history.com/topics/salem-witch-trials -
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Great Awakening
This was a Protestant Religious Revival in the English colonies in America. It was focused on the need for salvation by Jesus Christ. Preachers played a key role on this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Great_Awakening -
Albany Plan
It was a plan to make a unified government for the thirteen English colonies in America, suggested by Benjamin Franklin, in Albany, New York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_Plan -
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French-Indian War
The British declared war against the French and Indians for the land known as the Ohio River Valley Basin. This war is also known as the Seven Years War. Britain received the Canada and Florida territories for the war. http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war -
Proclamation of 1763
This was a proclamation following the French-Indian War, forbidding colonists from claiming land west of the Appalachian Mountains, as to not start another war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Proclamation_of_1763 -
Saluatory Neglect
A British Crown policy that means Americans ignored strict laws on the colonies that were enforced by the Parliament. This all led to the Revolutionary War a year later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salutary_neglect