Salutary Neglect 1600 - 1750 : allowed colonists to go around laws and got used to low enforcement of laws.
By y_vang01
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Settling of Jamestown
Colonists came to Virginia, and started a settlement. They named it Jamestown after King James. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
The Virginia House of Burgesses was formed in 1619. It was the first legislative assembly in the American colonies. -
Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
In 1620, the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Harbor. This is where the pilgrims first set foot in North America. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was a set of rules made by English settlers, it enacted a ***self-governance government. -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Jan. 14, 1639, they wanted the government to have open ocean trading. -
Bacon’s Rebellion
A rebellion in 1676 caused by the rule of Governor William Berkeley. Bacon’s rebellion, he traded with the Doeg American Indians and they help attack but failed. -
Glorious Revolution
Called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James ll of England by a union of English. -
English (British) Bill of Rights
Act declaring the rights and liberties of the subject and setting the secession of the crown in 1689. -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 -
Iroquois Confederation
They were known during the colonial years to the French as Iroquois League, and to the English as the Five Nation comprising the Mohawk in 1722. -
John Peter Zenger
A german american printer who was accused of libel in 1734 by William Cosby. He was acquitted and became the symbol of freedom of press.
