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Roanoke
Croatian was carved into the palisade. Some were 50 miles away they found no settlers. https://www.outerbanks.org/listing/the-lost-colony/260/?msclkid=996b5b4c9efd1a9d341606dbd0fbffc9&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=MI%20Outer%20Banks%20Events&utm_term=roanoke%20colony&utm_content=The%20Lost%20Colony -
Jamestown
The colony got off to a very rough start. Only 38 of the 150 settlers survived in the winter. The settlement was on a swamp, the gentlemen refused to work. (notes) -
Salutary Neglect
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House of Burgesses
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Mayflower/Plymouth/ Mayflower Compact
Plymouth- in 1620 the pilgrims settled the plymouth colony. about 100 passengers including 35 pilgrims set sail aboard the mayflower.
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New York
The Dutch called the area New Netherlands and New York City was called New Amsterdam. Henry Hudron explored the area in 1611 for the Dutch East India Company, giving the Netherlands its claim for the territory. They were able to keep their land even when the British gained control. (notes) -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
New england colony. Settled by the pilgrims and the puritans seeking religious freedom. the pilgrims were also called separatists. They wanted to go to virginia so they could create a church of free total control, unlike the church of england. (notes) -
Maryland Colony
Southern colony settled by Lord Baltimore. Lord Baltimore was a catholic who convinced King Charles to grant him 100 million acres for persecuted Catholics to settle. Maryland was settled as a proprietary colony. (notes) -
Rhode Island Colony
New England colony settled by Roger Williams. Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for speaking out against government authorities punishing religious dissention and against the confiscation of Native American land. (notes) -
Connecticut Colony
An English colony in New England. The English permanently gained control of the region in 1637 after struggles with the Dutch. https://www.thoughtco.com/connecticut-colony-103870 -
Maryland Toleration Act
Granted religious freedom to Christians who lived in Maryland. (notes) -
Carolina Colony
Southern colony, settled by supporters of King Charles. King Charles II granted 8 supporters land. With easy access to the crops in the West Indies, people settled in the Carolinas to grow cash crops like rice, indigo, and tobacco. 0 -
Bacons Rebellion
The first colonial rebellion against royal control. White farmers and landholders were given more rights, but the planter class remained in power. Laws making Africans hereditary servants were passed. (found in my notes) -
Pennsylvania Colony
King Charles II granted William Penn a charter for the colony of Pennsylvania. William Penn established the colony as a holy experiment. (notes) -
Salem Witch Trials
Young girls in Salem Massachusetts claimed to be possesed by the devil and evil spirits and accused some local women of being a witch. A wave of hysteria swept through Salem. 150 people were imprisoned for witchcraft, 7 died in prison, 19 men and women were found guilty. The hysteria ended September 1692. (notes) -
The Great Migration
English puritans migrated to New England, the Chesapeake, and the West Indies. This consisted of a few hundred pilgrims. The Puritans left England primarily due to religious persecution. (notes) -
Great Awakening/ Enlightenment
A religious revival that included the English colonies. Christians who lead the movement would spread Christianity, and this was aimed at Christianity. https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/great-awakening -
Albany Plan
The Albany Plan was created to make one unified government for all of the colonies, all thirteen of them. This wasn't made in spite for independence. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/albany-plan -
French-Indian War
This year lasted nine years. The war was between France and Great Britain. The war started over an argument about whether or not the Ohio river was part of the British Empire or not. whhttps://www.britannica.com/event/French-and-Indian- -
Proclamation of 1763
Issued by King George III following the French and Indian War. his proclamation rendered all land grants given by the government to British subjects who fought for the Crown against France worthless. Made some of the mountains into Indian reservehttps://www.bing.com/search?q=Proclamation+of+1763&FORM=EDGENA&PC=HCTS&refig=5e17daf7caf24b7d8df030da51f1732c.
