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Roanoke
A group of English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island. Later that year, John White, governor of the new colony, would sail back to England in order to gather a fresh load of supplies.White finally returned to Roanoke, He found no trace of the colony and no one. A clue was found when a word, “Croatoan" was carved into a wooden post. Since that day, no one knows what really happened.
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Salutary Neglect
Who: The British
What: 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.
Why: There were no effective enforcement agencies and it was expensive to send British troops to America.
Where: England -
Jamestown
Who: founded by Virginia Company
What: The English settled there, and the first two years were a failure.
Why: Famine and disease, really put a hole into Jamestown.
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House of Burgesses
Who: Elective leaders
What: First legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America.
Why: To encourage English settlement, and to improve conditions within the colonies.
Where: Jamestown, Virgina -
Great Migration (Puritan)
English puritans migrated to New England, the Chesapeake and West Indies. The Puritans left England primarily due to religious persecution but also for economic reasons as well.
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Mayflower/ Plymouth
Who: Separatists, pilgrims
What: Leave Church of England, and find new settlement.
Why: For religious freedom.
Where: Virginia.
https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/mayflower -
New York
Who: Founded by the Duke of York
What: Freedom of religion
Why: Everyone can have religious freedom
Where: Along the Hudson River
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Who: settled by Puritan refugees from England.
What: They had joint proprietors with rights of ownership and government.
Why: To be separate from the crown, and for religious freedom.
Where: Massachusetts
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Maryland
Who: George Calvert, Lord Baltimore
What: Originally founded as a haven for Catholics
Why: Many colonies did not allow Catholicism
Where: Marylamd
https://www.landofthebrave.info/maryland-colony.htm -
Connecticut
Who: Founded by Thomas Hooker
What: Religious and economic reasons
Why: Puritans did not have religious freedom
Where: Near Hartford
https://www.landofthebrave.info/colonial-connecticut.htm -
Rhode Island
Who: Roger Williams
What: The Puritan's disagreed with William's religious views. He was exiled.
Why: For religious freedom.
Where: Rhode Island -
Maryland Toleration Act
Who: Cecil Calvert
What: Catholics of Maryland threw their support behind the Act of Toleration.
Why: This was a law mandating religious tolerance against all Christians.
Where: Maryland
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Carolina
Who: Founded by eight nobles, and King Charles 11
What: Not dominated by a specific religion
Why: For religious freedom
Where: North & South Carolina -
Bacon's Rebellion
Who: Virginia settlers
What: Uprising of the Virginia colony
Why: Virginians rose because they resented Governor William Berkeley's friendly policies towards the Native Americans
Where: Virginia -
Pennsylvania
Who: Founded by William Penn
What: Not dominated by a specific religion
Why: For religious freedom
Where: Pennsylvania -
Salem Witch Trials
Who: Young girls in Salem
What: claimed to be possessed by the Devil, and accused several women of witch craft.
Why: No one knows exactly, but there are several theories including: Ergot poisoning, the girls were bored, or disputes/rivalries.
Where: Salem, Massachusetts
https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials -
Great Awakening
Who: Jonathon Edwards
What: preached to Christians about needing forgiveness, and justification by faith alone.
Why: Christians were feeling complacent with their methods of worship, and some carried moire about wealth and power.
Where: Across the American colonies.
https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/great-awakening -
French-Indian War
Who: Between France, and Great Britain.
What: Nine year war between both countries. (1754-1763)
Why: War began over one issue, whether the upper Ohio River valley was part of the British empire.
Where: North America
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Albany Plan
Who: suggested by Benjamin Franklin
What: A plan to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies.
Why: Benjamin Franklin anticipated many of the problems, and that would beset the government created after independence.
Where: Albany, New York
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Proclamation of 1763
Who: The British
What: British issued a proclamation to the Indians.
Why: For checking settlers on their lands.
Where: North America
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of
