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Roanoke
Roanoke was a small colony located on an island off the eastern coast of North America. The mayor of Roanoke was John White. He left to go back to England to get manpower and resources. When he returned three years later everyone was gone. The only thing that was there when he came back was the word CROATOAN. The first English colony is now known as The Lost Colony of Roanoke. https://www.britannica.com/story/the-lost-colony-of-roanoke/ -
Jamestown
In 1607, a group around a 100 members of the Virginia Company settled on the banks of the James River. For the first 2 years James town was struggling between famine, disease and conflict with the Native American tribes. After the group of more people and supplies came to Jamestown in 1610 they became a little bit stronger. With the Tabaco crop doing so well in 1620, Jamestown expanded.
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Salutary Neglect
The salutary neglect was an unofficial policy of non- enforcement trade rules passed by the British Parliament. Minister Robert Walpole believed that the American Colonies should be able to export raw materials and import many manufacture goods from England.
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House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was a representative assembly in colonial Virginia. They believed that they outgrew the governing body in a British overseas possession. The assembly was established by Governor George Yeardley at Jamestown. The assembly included Yeardley and a council that was appointed by the colonial proprietor. The assembly also included two burgesses from the 11 colonies.
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Mayflower/ Plymouth/ Mayflower Colony
The Mayflower brought over around 100 passengers. 35 of the 100 passengers were pilgrims. They sailed on the Mayflower they were supposed to land in Virginia but they ended up anchoring in Cape Cod and they named it the Plymouth Colony. The pilgrims established the Mayflower Compact for a self government.
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Connecticut
The first Europeans to settle in Connecticut was the Dutch. Although the first settlement didn't occur until 1630, a man named Adriaen Block explored the lands along the Connecticut River in 1614. Years later a small amount of people from Plymouth and settled along the Connecticut River. Since they settled around the river they were searching for fertile farmland rather than searching for there religious freedom.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony was an New England Colony and was settled in 1630 by the Puritans. John Winthrop was the governor of the colony. In 1643, over 20,000 English settlers came to join the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Puritans were still higher than the English people because only men from the church could vote.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Massachusetts-Bay-Colony
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Maryland
Maryland was a southern colony settled by Lord Baltimore in 1632. Maryland was made for the Catholics to settle in the colony. Maryland was settled as a proprietary, the owner of the colony was the ruler. After Baltimore died is son took over and Maryland became more of Protestants than Catholics.
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island was a New England colony settled by Roger Williams and supporters. Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts after going against the religion. Rhode Island had a Newport that was very popular for shipping and trade.
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Maryland Toleration Act
The Toleration Act was granted for religious freedom to all Christians living in Maryland. The Toleration act grew out of the disagreement between Cecil Calvert and the Maryland Assembly.
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Carolina
Carolina was a southern colony and it was a settled by 8 supporters of King Charles II and King Charles II himself. Carolina had cash crops like rice, indigo, and tobacco. Cash crops were a huge labor force so by 1720 African Slaves outnumbered European settlers.
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New York
New York was originally called New Amsterdam and was ruled by the Dutch. In 1664, the colony was taken over by England and they changed the name to New York. In 1788, New York was the United States Capital after the Constitution was ratified.
https://www.reference.com/history/life-colonial-new-york-b2ab358e6f33d667
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Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon raised a small army because after Governor Berkley failed to extract a promise of action against the tribes. Bacon had his army march into Jamestown. The governor fled and returned quickly with his own army. Bacon's army originally doubted their ability to stay in Jamestown so they burned down the whole city instead.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was a Middle Colony and settled by William Penn in 1682. Pennsylvania was a charter colony. Penn made this colony as a "Holy Experiment." It was a place without a landowning aristocracy where every man settler received 50 acres and the right to vote. In the 1660s Penn became a Quaker and the colony became a haven for Quakers.
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Great Migration
In the 18th century a large number of people from Swedes, Germans, Swiss, Scotch-Irish, Africans and many different cultures arrived in the colonies. In the colonies there was a lot of land for the wealthy but not enough labor. They solved this problem by importing indentured servants. The immigrants went for the opportunity of in increasing wealth or to escape persecution. https://worldhistory.us/american-history/colonial-america-colonial-immigration-an-overview.php -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials started in the spring of 1692, after a group of girls in Massachusetts claimed to be possessed by the devil. Massachusetts developed a court dedicated to the Witch trails. The first person convicted to being a witch was Bridget Bishop. Over a 150 men, women, and children were accused of being witches the next several months. By that September the people turned away from the trials.
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Great Awakening/ Enlightenment
The Great Awakening was a religious important that impacted the English colonies during the 1730s and the 1740s. Christian ministers went from town to town preaching the gospel. One of the famous preachers was Jonathan Edwards. He used peoples fear to convert them to the faith.
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Albany Plan
The Albany Plan was to get the British North American Colonies to have a more centralized government. In 1754, 7 representatives from those British colonies adopted the Albany Plan. The colonies that sent the 7 representatives were Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The plan was the first important proposal to get all the colonies under one whole united government.
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French-Indian War
This war lasted 7 years (1756-1763). The French and the English fought over for domination over the colonies. They fought in North America, the Caribbean, and in India. This war opened up the hostilities between the colonies and Great Britain. Britain then began requiring raw materials and money from the colonies. Britain ended up winning the war against the French.
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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was brought up by the British. They brought it up after the French and Indian war to appease the Native Americans. The British created a proclamation line for the Native Americans.
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of#:~:text=In%20response%20to%20Pontiac's%20Rebellion,colonial%20expansion%20westward%20beyond%20Appalachia.
