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Roanoke
In 1587, 100 men, women, and children settled on Roanoke. The settlement area will eventually become part of North Carolina. John White returned to Roanoke to find everyone was gone. The only clues were the letters CRO into wood. John was certain that these messages meant that the settlers were living with the Coarnoan. John never had the chance stormy weather made it impossible to search for the settlers and John returned to England. Despite several attempts John never continued his search. -
Jamestown
roughly 100 members of a joint venture called Virginia company founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the bank of James River. Famine, Disease and conflict with local African American tribes in the first two years brought to the brick of failure before the arrival of a new group with supplies in 1610. https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/jamestown -
House of Burgesses
Colonial assembly in Virginia Outgrowth of the first elective governing body in British overseas possession. The assembly met in Jamestown until 1700. Then meetings were held in Williamsburg the new established capital of colonial Virginia. In 1643 the house of Burgesses was split by Gov. Sir William Berkeley.
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New York
Europeans began to explore the region at the beginning of the 16th century among the first was Giovanni Da Verrazzano an Italian who sailed up and down the Atlantic coast in search of a route to Asia but none settled there until 1624. 50 years later with a population 202,589 it became the largest city in the western hemisphere.
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Connecticut
English colony in New England which became the state of Connecticut. It was organized on March 3, 1636 as a settlement for a puritan congregation, and the English permanently gained control of the region in 1637 after struggles with the Dutch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Colony -
Bacon's Rebellion
In 1673 Nathanial Bacon, A distant relative of Governor Berkley, emigrated from England under murky circumstances and set up a little plantation on the James River. He rose rapidly in public esteem and was appointed to the Governors council. The Indian issue soon polarized the two men. After failing to extract a promise of action against the tribes, Bacon recruited a small armed force and in 1676 conducted two forays against the enemy. https://u-s-history.com/pages/h521.html -
Salem witch trails
Salem witch trails began in the spring of 1692 after a group of young girls claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. A wave of hysteria spread throughout colonial Massachusetts, A special court convened in Salem to hear the cases the first convicted witch, Bridget Bishop, was hanged that June and 18 others followed Bishop to Salems Gallows hill while 150 more were accused over the next several months. https://www.history.com/topics/salem-witch-trials -
Albany plan
the Albany plan to union was a plan to create a unified government for the 13 colonies suggested by Benjamin franklin, then a senior leader (age 48) and a delegate from Pennsylvania at the Albany congress on July 10, 1754 in Albany New York. More then 20 representatives of several northern Atlantic colonies had gathered to plan their defense related to the French and Indian war.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_Plan -
French-Indian War
The final colonial war (1689-1763) was the French and Indian war which is the name given to the American theater of a mass conflict involving Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia and Sweden called the seven year war. The conflict played out between Europe, India, and North America. In Europe, Sweden, Austria and France were allied to crush the rising power of Fredrick the great, King of Prussia. https://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/related/frin.html -
Great Migration
6 million African Americans were driven from their homes by unsatisfactory economic opportunities and harsh laws. Many African Americans headed north where they took advantage of the need for industrial workers that arose during the world war. After the Civil War and the Reconstruction era white supremacy was widely restored across the south. Southern blacks were forced to make their living working the land due to black codes.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/great-migration
