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Roanoke
In 1587, John White left his colony to go to England to get a fresh set of supplies. Because of the conflict going on between England and Spain at the time, White could not get back to the colony until 1590. When he got back, no one was there. The only thing he found was the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree. He had no idea what happened to the colony, and to this day, no one has found out what happened to them. https://www.history.com/news/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke -
Jamestown
Jamestown was established in 1607 when the English colonies arrived from overseas. It was their first English colony for the Europeans in the New World. The native Indians living in the area helped out the colonists a lot in their first couple of years. They traded a lot with each other, and the Indians showed a lot of kindness in providing gifts of food to the colonists. Although these encounters were nice, over the years, not all of them were like this.
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House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was created after the Virginia Company voted to abolish martial law and create a legislative assemble. The first assembly met on July 30, 1619, in the church at Jamestown. burgesses were elected representatives for the people. Only white men that owned land were able to vote for the Burgesses. http://www.ushistory.org/us/2f.asp -
The Great Migration
In the 1620s, a group called the Puritans came over to America in order to live in religious freedom. It was called great because of their purpose for coming over, not because they had a lot of people migrating over. The Puritans were leaving a stable, economic life in England just for a chance of religious freedom. The second wave of Puritans to come over thrived and created a very stable life in New England. http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com -
Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
The Pilgrims settled the Plymouth colony. About 100 passengers including 35 Pilgrims set sail aboard the Mayflower. They were trying to get to an area near the Hudson River, which was thought to be part of the Virginia Colony. But when they got to America, they had landed on Cape Cod and decided to find an area nearby that was suitable for settling. The Mayflower Compact established the foundation for the colony's government, and it was the first self-government plan in the colonies.
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New York
New York was settled by the Dutch as a middle colony in 1624. The Dutch called the area New Netherlands. Dutch land laborers were given huge sections of lands that they could rent out or buy to other tenant farmers. In 1664, the Dutch lost all their land to the British after a long war. http://softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/new_york_colony_facts/2043/ -
Massacusetts Bay Colony
The Puritans settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. They settled it with a charter from King Charles 1. About 1,000 Puritans settled in Massachusetts. Their leader was Governor John Winthrop, and he reflected their beliefs of the Puritan Church. By 1643, 20,000 English settlers joined the Puritans, who remained in control.
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Maryland
Maryland was settled by Lord Baltimore in 1632; Lord Baltimore convinced King Charles 1 to grant him 100 million acres for persecuted Catholics to live. Maryland was then settled as a proprietary colony. Sadly, Baltimore died before he was able to do anything with the land and his son took over. After a while, it became a more protestant nation.
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Connecticut
The Connecticut colony first began when the Dutch created a trading post on the Connecticut River Valley in what is now the town of Hartford. The move into Connecticut was mostly from the people moving out of the Massachusetts colony. By the 1630s, the population in and around Boston had grown so dense that settlers moved into parts of New England, making the colony of Connecticut grow. https://www.thoughtco.com/connecticut-colony-103870 -
Rhode Island
Rhode Island was New England Colony settled by Roger Williams and his supporters in 1635. Their founder, Roger Williams, was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for speaking out against government authorities. He then decided to found Rhode Island where there were no religious persecution of Christians.
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Maryland Toleration Act
Maryland's Toleration act was granted in 1649. It allowed religious freedom to all Christians living in Maryland, as this colony was meant to be a religious safe haven when Lord Baltimore received the grant to colonize the land.
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Carolina
The Carolinas were established in 1663 after King Charles the Second granted eight supporters land to settle. Because of the easy access for trade in that area, many people settled there to grow cash crops like rice, indigo, and tobacco. These cash crops required a lot of labor, so the people brought over many African slaves. In 1729, Carolina became a royal colony and was split into North and South Carolina.
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Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's rebellion was an armed rebellion by Virginia settlers by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. They started off their attack on the native tribe of Pamunkey, who were allies of the British. After that, they stormed and burned Jamestown, and Berkley had no choice but to face this rebellion. But then Bacon died of dyssentary, and his rebellion went on to John Ingram, but he couldn't keep up the rebellion and it died out. -
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was settled by William Penn in 1682. It is a middle colony. William Penn was granted a charter from King Charles the Second. Penn created this colony as "a Holy Experiment", a place without a landowning aristocracy, meaning every male settler received 50 acres of land and the right to vote. This colony quickly became a safe haven for Quakers after Penn converted in the 1660s. -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people who were accused of witchcraft in Massachusetts in colonial times. The trials resulted in the killing of 20 people, and most of them were women. Some of these women claimed to be possessed by the devil and also accused others of witchcraft. Some people that were accused had fits, including violent contortions and uncontrollable outbursts of screaming. www.history.com -
Salutary Neglect
Salutary neglect was a British government policy from the early to mid 18th century regarding North American colonies in order to relax the enforcement of strict laws and regulations imposed on the American colonies. The salutary neglect unknowingly contributed to the increasing independence of colonial legal and legislative institutions, leading to American independence.
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The Great Awakening/Enlightenment
The Great Awakening was a religious revival in the American colonies between the 1720s and 40s. It was partly influenced from the religious revival that came over western Europe in parts of the 17th and 18th centuries. The reform took place mostly among the Dutch, Presbyterians, Baptists, and some Anglicans. The revival preachers emphasized God's grace and the terror of His law, and also about our new birth in Jesus Christ.
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French-Indian War
The French and Indian War was a world-wide nine years' war fought between France and Great Britain. The war ended in 1763. It was fought in order to determine who had control of the North American territory. the war began over the specific issue of whether the British Empire had the Ohio River or part of the French Empire. This small issue was overshadowed by the much bigger issue: who would dominate over the heart of North America. www.britannica.com/event/French-and-Indian-War -
Albany Plan
In 1754, a group of people in the government of American colonists created the Albany Plan of Union. Although this plan never actually went through, if it had, it would have equipped the colonies with a centralized government to oversee the colonies and to defend themselves against the French and Indian War. Alas, it did foreshadow the future unification and independence of the colonies.
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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was created at the end of the French and Indian War to make sure that no settlers continued to settle the Natives land. From then on, only licenses traders would be allowed to travel west or deal with Indians.
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