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Roanoke
The Roanoke Island colony, was the first English settlement in the New World, that was founded by English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in August 1585. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roanoke-colony-deserted -
Jamestown
Jamestown was founded in 1607 by about 100 members of the Virginia Company. This was the first permanent English settlement in North America, on the banks of James River. After many years of famine, disease, and conflict with the Native Americans, Tobacco became the first "profitable export" of Jamestown. http://www.history.com/topics/jamestown -
House of Burgesses
In April, 1619, the Virginia Company had voted to abolish martial law and create a legislative assembly. The House of Burgesses consisted of Governor Yeardley, Council, and 22 burgesses representing 11 plantations (or settlements), which were all elected. Only white men who owned property were allowed to vote.
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Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first written framework of government established in US, it was "drafted to prevent dissent amongst Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims who had landed at Plymouth a few days earlier." It was signed by 41 English colonists on the Mayflower in 1620. The Mayflower consisted of Pilgrims which were brought to Cape Cod, which wasn't it original destination.http://www.history.com/topics/mayflower-compact -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts was founded by the Puritans and investors of the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1629. The Puritans wanted to purify the church of England and find a new colony to start fresh. The Pilgrims wanted complete separation from England. Massachusetts became the "largest colony in New England." Massachusetts was one of the original 13 colonies. http://thehistoryjunkie.com/massachusetts-bay-colony/ -
Great Migration
The Puritan migration was the migration of approximately 70,000 refugees from England to Northeastern United States, the Chesapeake Bay area, and the Caribbean, which started during the 1630s.
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Maryland
The Maryland Colony was founded in 1633 by George Calvert, Lord Baltimore. It became one of the 13 original colonies in rebellion against Britain. https://www.landofthebrave.info/maryland-colony.htm -
Connecticut
English settlers struggled with the Dutch for possession of land until Thomas Hooker helped English gain control and set up a permanent settlement after the Indian war, which England won. Hooker led 100 settlers to the Connecticut River, where he set up the colony of Hartford and established The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.Connecticut was one of the original 13 colonies. http://thehistoryjunkie.com/connecticut-colony-facts/ -
Rhode Island
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island in 1636. He and his followers settled Providence Plantations. It was the first colony in New England to offer religious freedom and separation of church from state. Rhode Island was one of the original 13 colonies. http://thehistoryjunkie.com/rhode-island-colony-facts/ -
Maryland Toleration Act
In 1649, Cecil, Lord Baltimore, wrote the Maryland Toleration Act. The Maryland legislature adopted this law on September 21, 1649. The law was created to protect Trinitarian Christians in the Maryland colony from any form of judgement or punishment for believing in Jesus Christ. The goal was to create harmony between Protestants and Catholics in the colony, but it did not accomplish much. http://www.uscivilliberties.org/legislation-and-legislative-action/4106-maryland-toleration-act-1649.html -
Carolina
The land South of Virginia became the Carolina Colony in 1663. Charles II gave the land to eight proprietors and they named it after Charles I. This colony includes North and South Carolina. Carolina was one of the original 13 colonies. https://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/books/content/ilessons/4/ils_nc_gr4_u3_c05_l2.pdf -
New York
The colony of New York was founded by by the Dutch. After James, the Duke of York gained control of the New Netherlands, the colony's name was changed to New York after the Duke. King Charles II didn't like the Dutch trading with the English colonies so he sent out warships to fight the Dutch. The Dutch gave up immediately and were driven out by English in August 1664. New York was one of the original 13 colonies. http://newyorkcolonyhistory.blogspot.com -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon lead the first American colonies rebellion in which discontented frontiersmen took part. The rebellion started because Virginians were unhappy with Governor William Berkeley's refusal to retaliate against the series of Indian attacks on frontier settlements. About a thousand Virginians attacked Indians, torched the capitol and chased Berkeley out of Jamestown. https://www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/HIST312-3.2.1-Bacons-Rebellion.pdf -
Pennsylvania
William Penn founded one of the original 13 colonies, Pennsylvania, in 1681. Penn established a government based off of religious freedom, this soon attracted German and Scottish immigrants. this helped Pennsylvania to become the most important city out of the 13 original colonies. http://mrnussbaum.com/history-2-2/pacolony/ -
Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect was the British policy in the 13 colonies that allowed colonists "to flout, or violate, the laws associated with trade." The Salutary Neglect lasted from the 1690's to the 1760's. https://www.landofthebrave.info/salutary-neglect.htm -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials began in February of 1692 when the "afflicted girls" accused Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborne of witchcraft. By the end, more than 200 people were accused of witchcraft and about 20 were killed, usually hanged. http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-salem-witch-trials/ -
Great Awakening/Enlightenment
The Great Awakening took place during the 1730s. Evangelists began to reject what appeared to be sterile, formal modes of worship in favor of a vigorous emotional religiosity. The Enlightenment "was an intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith." John Locke, Isaac Newton, and Voltaire questioned accepted knowledge and challenged religious tolerance throughout Europe and Americas. -
The French-Indian War
The French and Indian War was the seven year war between Great Britain and France. It started after years of frontier tension in North America, because the French and British wanted to expand regions. The war provided Britain with "enormous territorial gains in North America." The war ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/french-indian-war -
Albany Plan
The Albany plan was a proposal made by Benjamin Franklin, at the Albany Congress during 1754. It was used as defense during the French and Indian war because it suggested a formation of a strong union of the colonies under one single government and direction. The Albany Council was in-favor of Franklins proposal. http://totallyhistory.com/albany-plan-of-union/ -
Proclamation of 1763
Following the French and Indians war, the British began tightening control over colonies. The royal Proclamation, declared by George III, was the first to affect all 13 colonies. it declared that "all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off-limits to colonial settlers." http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of
