Salutary Neglect: British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep British colonies obedient to England: 1600-1750

By oliviareese

  • Settling of Jamestown

    The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America

  • Virginia House of Burgesses

    The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first democratically-elected legislative body in the British American colonies.

  • Mayflower Compact

    Set of rules that established the midset of self governance.

  • Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock

    Plymouth Rock was the site where William Bradford and other Pilgrims first set foot on land.

  • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

    Describe the governement set up by the Connecticut River towns, setting its structure and powers.

  • Bacons of Rebellion

    Armed rebellion by Virginia settlers led by Nathanial Bacon against the rule Govenor William Berkeley.
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    Glorious Revolution

    The overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III: 1688-1689

  • Salem Witch Trials-1692, a bunch of people were tried for being witches and were wrongfully tried and was killed. the court later apologized

    A bunch of people were tried for being witches and were wrongfully tried and was killed. The court later apologized

  • English (British) Bill of Rights

    Supplemented by England's Act of Settlement, which was essentially designed to further ensure protestant succession to the throne.

  • Iroquois Confederation

    Qn alliance of five, later six, American Indian tribes: the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora, located in modern-day New York state.