Salutary Neglect - long-lasting British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws.

  • Settling of Jamestown

    The first settlement of the virginia colony; named after King James the I.
  • Virginia House of Burgesses

    The first legislative body in the British American colonies.
  • Mayflower Compact- what type of government formed

    The pilgrims established a direct democracy as their government.
  • Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock

    Plymouth Rock was the site where William Bradford along with the other pilgrims first set foot on land.
  • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

    the government set up by the Connecticut river towns, setting structure and powers.
  • Bacon’s Rebellion- why did it happen and what happened

    was an armed rebellion by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon.
  • Glorious Revolution

    William of Orange took the English throne from James II and it caused a realignment of power in the English Constitution.
  • English (British) Bill of Rights

    The bill was passed on December 16, 1689 and it created separation between powers.
  • Salem Witch Trials

    A series of prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft.
  • Iroquois Confederation (constitution)

    A confederation of five tribes including the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca.
  • John Peter Zenger- what happened to him

    After being put in jail for attacking Governor William Cosby for libel he was pronounced not guilty and was made a symbol of freedom of the press.