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Massachuset (Plymouth) is founded
Massachusets Plymouth is one of the two massachusets. This MAssachusets was founded by the Pilgrims whom were anyone who migrated from one country to another. The reason for the pilgrims migration was the need for self-government and religion. In Massachusets the Mayflower compact was createdwhich was like the constitution. On November 21st, 1620 it was signed and it was to ensure that fair laws were made to protect the general good. This displayed the first attempt at self government. -
New Hampshire's Acquirement
In 1629, New Hampshire received its name an officialy became a colony in 1691 when founded by Captain John Mason. The Exeter Compact was also created in NH. It was created in Exeter, based on its name you can can probably infer that it was based off of the Mayflower "compact". -
Virginia is founded
In 1624 Virginia was founded by the London company thus making it a chartered colony.The main reason for the discovery of viginia was the expansion of the English Empire. Alas, The london company lost control of it, which enabled it to transpire from a charterd land to a royal land/colony. The headright system was one of the many things that took place in virginia along with Bacon's Rebellion. The headright system was a way to earn more land, -
Massachusetts (Bay Company's) Discovery
In 1629, a group of puritans were given a charter to a New England colony in which they created the Massachusets Bay Company. They were led by John Winthrop to Massachusets Bay. Once in Massachusets Bay many puritans died due to diseases, and there was little to no trade with the Native Americans but a large amount of trade with Plymouth Massachusets. -
Discovery of Maryland
In the 1620 Goerge Calvet plead King Charles I for a charter, but his son recieved it instead. Calvert Cecilius(the son) intended the colony to be a sort of refuge fo English Catholics. Maryland didn't have democracy but insead ws a sort of a secondary monarchy. Alas. there will never be peace in one place for a long period of time and for Maryland it was when the protestants started moviing in. of course as recalled since the Protestant Reformation Catholics and Protestants had it in for each -
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Maryland: Proprietay to Royal
From 1632-1634 was the time that it took for Maryland to become a royal Colony from its propritary colony. During that time, both protestants and English Colonies inhabited Maryland which of couse ceate a feud between the two thus being the cause of the Toleration Act of 1649 taking place. -
Maryland becomes a royal colony
other which is why the Toleration Act of 1649 was created. The Toleration Act is sort of like the religious part of the constitution, which of course is the first amendment. This document made it an offense to restrict christians of their religious rights. I GUESS THIS DOCUMENT wasn't enough to hault the conflict which is why this colony became a royal one. -
Connecticut becomes connected
Minister Hooker originaly from Massachusetts didn't believe that Women had to be be "God's Elect" in order to vote, so in 1636 him along with his flowers left Massachusets and found Connecticut. The Fundemental Orders of Connecticut was written in 1639 and stated that men outside of chuch were alowed to vote, it also outlined the powes of general courts. Due to this action Hoker s presentl known as the father of Democracy. -
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"governor" of hat colony as written in the texbook. Now in 1644, the "legislation" became bicameral. As a result, Massachusets as a whole was sort extremely strong when it came to self-government under a royal charter. -
New York & New Jersey are Conquered
In 1613 New york known as New Netherlands under the Dutch's control was a center for fur trade but was overtaken in 1664 without any hostility from the Dutch. So, in 1664 "New Netherlands" officially became New York. Along with that change, was New York City's which was originally New Amsterdam. -
The Carolinas are given
In 1663, King Charles II gave eight of his supporters much of the land between Spanish Florida and Virginia. Part of that land were the Carolinas. -
Rhode Island is Founded
Humans all have different aspects so of course Minister Roger Wiliams' religius views differ fromthat of others, which i guess mae the prosper of Rhode Island. Williams id not agree with the ways that massachusetts ruled over its people so he disbanded his church from the othe New England congregations and citicized the general court. Unlike Nathanial Bacon, Roger believed it wrong to simply grasp the Native American's lands from benath them without paying them in return. Fearing the demise of -
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of Massachusets Roger was ordered out of Massachusetts. He and hi followers made provinence (lter nown as rhoe Island) ,once in Provinence Roger williams sepeated the chuch from govrmential problems and overnment itself, and had a religious kind of Act. Hutchinson being extremel outspoken about he beliefs was also kicked out of her colony and discovered Poptsmuth which later became an addition to Rhoe Island. -
New Jersey's Discovery
After the conquering of NY and NJ there was a small amount of space between the Hudson and Delaware rivers( now NJ) given to Goerge Carteret and John Berkeley. They were the propriertors of NJ and the majo hotspot for fur trade.
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their land from beneath their feet, and he did get his way but fortunately died of fever. -
Virginia (headright system & Bacon's Rebellion)
The Headright System as hinted in its name was a way to acquire more land based on the amount of people you brought to Virginia. If you brought your way into Virginia you acquired 50 aces of land and for every other person 50 more acres(if you had a large family you were ric in land). Bacon's Rebellion was a rebellion led by Nathanial Bacan. The belief of those who particippated in said event was that trade with Native Ameicans shouldn't have been allowed and that colonists should just whisk -
Penn gets pinned
In 1681, King Charles II granted William Penn a (propriertary) charter for a colony located West of NJ. The reason for this colony was to create a safe heaven for all Quakers, whom nowadays are known as pacifists. Pennsylvania is also the known as the "City of Brotherly Love." -
Delaware found
Delaware was sod to the the Duke of York in 1682 but became its own colony in 1776. -
Massachusets is Founded
By 1691, Massachusets Bay and Plymouth compromised to create the Massachusets Colony which allowed them to expand. They had to obey English laws, but its charter allowed them more freedom than that of Virginia's considering they both had the same type of charter, a royal one. Due to their freedom they were able to create a General court which allowed a certain kind of self-government, kind of like a senate where every town sent a delegate(senator) to represent them. John Winthrop was the first -
The Carolinas seperate
When looking at the Carolinas and their land it's extemely large in size. Being that they're large they became unmanageable which is why they were seperated into North and South Carolina in 1712. -
South Carolina's Details
North and South Caarolina's population was mostly made up of African Ameicans and white settlers. the ratio of slaves to white settlers were 2:1. In 1719 England bought North and South Carolina. -
Goergia is Found
In 1732 King Charles gave James Oglthope a charter for the discovey of Goegia.unlike all the other colonies GOERGIA SERVED as a military base,which is why its population consisted of debtors from England whom surprisingly recieved a large piece of land once there. unfortunately, the debtors were unhappy with Oglethorpes strict rules which included a ban on slavey and limited land grants. -
Goergia becomes a royal colony
in 1752 The royals took over Goergia due to the fact that its inhabitants were unhappy. Once England took over, Goergia was full rice plantations with thousands of slaves as workforce.
