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Roanoke
A group of English setters founded Roanoke island, present day North Carolina. The first Roanoke colonists did not fare well. White returned to England to procure more supplies, but the war with Spain delayed his return to Roanoke. By the time he finally returned in August 1590, everyone had vanished. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roanoke-colony-deserted -
James Town
The Virginia Company founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River. Before the arrival of a new group of settlers and supplies in 1610, famine, disease and conflict with local Native American tribes in the first two years brought Jamestown to the brink of failure. Tobacco became Virginia’s first profitable export. During the 1620s, Jamestown expanded from the area around the original James Fort into a New Town built to the east. -
Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect was a long-standing British Policy in the 13 colonies which allowed the colonists to flout, or violate, the laws associated with trade.The policy and era of Salutary Neglect lasted from the 1690's to the 1760's and benefited the colonists boosting their profits from trade.The Salutary Neglect was to ensure that the America Colonies would remain loyal to the British during the period of expansion in Colonial America.https://www.landofthebrave.info/salutary-neglect.htm -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first elective governing body in a British overseas possession. The assembly granted supplies and originated laws, and the governor and council enjoyed the right of revision and veto. The original membership of the House of Burgesses was 22. This system did not change until the American Revolution. https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-of-Burgesses -
Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
In 1620, the Pilgrims settled the Plymouth Colony. About 100 passengers including 35 pilgrims set sail aboard the Mayflower for a location near the Hudson River. The Mayflower set anchor at Cape Cod after 65 days at sea. The Mayflower Compact established the foundation for the colonies Government. It was the first self government plan in the colonies and it pledged that the decisions would be made by the will of the majority of the colonies men. from notes -
New York
New York is a middle colony. It used to be called New Netherlands and New York City was called New Amsterdam. It was founded by the Dutch in 1624. In 1664, the English took control of the area and renamed it New York. New York played a big role during the American Revolution. It is a major international economic center. New York City was the first capital of the United States after the Constitution was ratified in 1788.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Puritans settled in the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1630. About 1000 puritans settled there.They were led by Governor John Winthrop. The puritans laws that governed the colony were tied to beliefs of the puriyan church. It became the largest and most influential New England colony eventually swelling up the Plymouth Colony. from notes -
Maryland
Maryland was settled by Lord Baltimore in 1632. It is a southern colony. I was settled as a Proprietary colony. Baltimore died before he was able to do anything with his land. His son took over managing the colony. He offered 100 acres to every married couple who settled in Maryland. Protestants took advantage of his offer and this Catholic haven became mostly protestant. from notes -
Rhode Island
It is a New England Colony and was settled by Roger Williams and his supporters in 1635. He founded Rhode Island where there was no religious persecution of christians. Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for speaking out against government authorities punishing religious dissension and against the confiscation of Native American land. from notes -
Connecticut
Connecticut is one of the six New England states. It was settled by Thomas Hooker in 1636. Citizenship was based on land and not religion. The Fundamental orders of Connecticut was the first written constitution in North America. from notes -
Maryland Toleration Act
This act granted religious freedom to all christians living in Maryland. Any subject of the King who did not follow Church of England beliefs and practices could be punished and deprived of the full exercise of his or her citizenship rights. Many dissenters from the Church of England sought freedom to worship by emigrating to America.
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Carolina
King Charles II granted 8 supporters land in Carolinas. People settled there to grow cash crops. In 1720, African Slaves outnumbered European settlers in the Carolinas 2:1. In 1729, Carolina became a Royal colony and was split into North and South Carolina.
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Bacon's rebellion
The Bacon's rebellion was a conflict that occurred in Jamestown. "Bacon and many of the other colonists were frustrated with economic issues that centered primarily on mercantilism. They took out this frustration on the local Indians, raiding them and taking their goods." It caused a lot of tension everywhere. It was more of a personal conflict between two men than an act of colonial defiance against England.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is a middle colony. William Penn in 1682. King Charles II granted him a charter for the colony. Penn established the colony as a "Holy Experiment". This colony soon became a haven for Quakers.
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Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials began in the spring of 1692. Young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. The first convicted witch, Bridget Bishop, was hanged that June. General Court declared a day of fasting for the tragedy of the Salem witch trials.The court later deemed the trials unlawful.
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Great Awakening/Enlightenment
The Great Awakening was a religious revival that impacted the English colonies in America during the 1730s and 1740s. Christian leaders traveled from town to town, preaching about the gospel, emphasizing salvation from sins and promoting enthusiasm for Christianity. Religion was becoming more formal and less personal during this time. "The American and French Revolutions were directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals and it marked the peak of its influence/he beginning of its decline." -
Albany Plan
The Albany Plan advocated a union of the British colonies in North America for their security and defense against the French, foreshadowing their later unification. Seven Colonies sent delegates to the conference, which was convened by the British Board of Trade to work out plans for joint defense measures and to help cement the loyalty of the Iroquois Confederacy.
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The French Indian War
This war is also referred to as the 9 years war. It was fought between France and Great Britain. It determined control of the vast colonial territory of North America. "The French and Indian War began over the specific issue of whether the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire, and therefore open for trade and settlement by Virginians and Pennsylvanians, or part of the French Empire."
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Proclamation of 1763
The British issued a proclamation, mainly intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. It has become one of the cornerstones of Native American law in the United States and Canada. Its economic benefits for Britain prompted ministers to keep it until the eve of the Revolution. https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of -
Great Migration
The Great Migration was a mass movement in 1914-1960. About 5 million southern blacks went to the north and west. The first large movement occurred during World War 1 when over 400 thousand black southerners moved north. "The economic motivations for migration were a combination of the desire to escape oppressive economic conditions in the south and the promise of greater prosperity in the north." The Great Migration was one of the largest internal migrations in the history of the US.
