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Roanoke
Island colony of present day North Carolina that was founded in 1585 then later in 1590 found with no trace of the 100 colonists that settled there. The only clue was the word CROATOAN carved into the palisade. www.history.com/this day in history/Roanoke-colony-deserted -
Jamestown
in 1607 around 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company founded the first lasting English settlement in the North America. The town was a huge money maker because of the great land to grow tobacco.
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Salutary Neglect
Policy made by the British involving its North American colonies making trade regulations for the colonies. https://www.britannica.com/topic/salutary-neglect -
house of Burgesses
founded in 1619 it was the first representative legislative body in the Americas. It replaced the martial law with English Common Law and also gave the people the right to own land in the colonies.
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Mayflower compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first agreement for a independent government to be created in North America. Thier government was lead by William Bradford who wrote a history of these events. http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/symbols_freedom/pages/mayflower.html -
Massachusetts bay colony
One of the first original settlements set up by Britain. In 1630,1000 puritan settlers and thier govener John Winthrop founded the bay colony. They then established a theocratic government. https://www.britannica.com/place/Massachusetts-Bay-Colony -
Great migration
Period of time started in 1630 when English puritans left England for religious freedom. They settled in New England to start their own society based on thier beliefs(theocracy). http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-great-puritan-migration/ -
Connecticut
was founded in 1633 as a Dutch trading post in the town of present day Hartford and later became one of the 13 colonies when England took over.
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Maryland
Cecilius Calvert sought to establish Maryland as a haven for Roman Catholics who where persecuted in England. It was known for its great land and thier tobacco farming. This was thier majaor export making them lots of money.http://www.softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/maryland_colony_facts/2037/ -
Carolina
Carolina was founded in 1633 under the Charter of Carolina. later on in 1712 the colony was divided into North and South Carolina. Like many other colonies Carolina had plantations that grew cotton, tobacco, vegetables, and livestock. http://softschools.com/facts/13_colonies/south_carolina_colony_facts/2049/ -
Rhode Island
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Maryland Toleration Act
The Maryland Toleration Act was passed on 1649 gave religious freedom to anyone who believed in the Trinity and that Jesus was their savior.
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New York
Founded by Dutch in 1664 was named in honor of the Duke of York. it was eventually given to England without a fight when England sent may warships to New York in August of 1664 because they wanted to control trade in that region.It then became one of the 13 colonies. -
Bacon's rebellion
Bacon, frontiersmen, and farmers were not happy with the Virginia governor Sir William Berkeley over many issues. Restrictions on the right to vote, lower tobacco prices, and higher taxes were just some of the issues that led to this conflict.
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pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a haven for Quakers in 1681. -
Salem witch trials
time of mass hysteria where many innocent people were tried and hanged based off of false evidence.
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Great Awakening
Great Awakening was the start of religious revivals in the North American colonies in 1720-1740's.Started by Jonathan Edwards who was known for his sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." He talked about how we are all sinners and often talked about hell in his sermons. http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/greatawakening.htm -
Albany plan
in 1754 representatives from seven of the colonies wanted the plan. The Albany Plan was the first important proposal to unite the colonies as a nation even though it was never carried out.
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French and Indian war
France’s expansion in the Ohio River brought them into conflict with the claims of the British colonies in 1756 they made war. They fought for seven years then in a peace conference in 1763 the British got Canada from France ending the war. -
Proclamation of 1763
British made the proclamation at end of French and Indian war which ment to contain encroachment of British settlers on Indian territory. http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of
