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Salutary Neglect
A lack of enforcement with laws on the new colonies from the british. -
Settling of Jamestown.
3 ships of 103 men and boys settled in virginia and named the town after their King James I. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
First legislative assembly in the colonies, their first form of government. -
Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock.
Pilgrims sail across ocean on mayflower to settle at plymouth rock. -
Mayflower Compact
41 men came together to agree upon following rules which led to the first self-governed society in America. -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
1st constitution written in the new world. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon lead a revolution against Governor William Berkeley. He lead this revolution due to the lack of economical improvements. His group would ultimately attack natives for supplies which Berkeley didn’t like. So they would fight for years until Bacon’s death. -
English (British) Bill of Rights.
Declared the right and liberties of the people and settling the succession of William III and Mary III following the Glorious Revolution. -
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The Glorious Revolution.
The British overthrew King James II by a union of of English Parliamentarians. -
Salem Witch Trials
A series of hearings and prosecutions of people being accused of witchcraft. -
Iroquois Confederation (constitution)
Five Nations, was an alliance of five, later six, American Indian tribes—the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. -
John Peter Zenger
Accused of libel, went to court. famous lawyer stepped up to defend him, Andrew Hamilton, for sake of liberty and freedom of press.