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Roanoke
John White, who went back to England for supplies, came back to his Roanoke Island, now North Carolina, deserted. This colony was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh, in 1585. The first settlers suffered many hardships, Raleigh sent 100 more to go with White, and when he went to England, war with Spain delayed his return. Everyone vanished when he came back.
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Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect was a term used in reference to the British crown policy which avoided strict enforcement of Parliamentary laws meat to keep American colonies obedient to England. It was aid that if o restrictions were placed on the colonies, they would flourish.
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Jamestown
In 1607, roughly 100 people on a joint adventure, the Virginia Company, founded this colony, the first permanent settlement in the New World. For the first two years, famine, disease, and conflict with local Natives almost drove Jamestown to failure. Then, a new group came in and provided help, and tobacco as the new profitable export. By the 1620's, it expanded well.
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House of Burgesses
The HOB was the first popularly elected legislature in the New World. Their first meeting was in the choir at Jamestown Church, their first order of business was to set a minimum price for the sale of tobacco.
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Great Migration
When the Mayflower arrived and founded the colony of Plymouth. Separatists, an intense sect of Puritanism, sought this land to escape persecution. Puritans and nonbelievers were both aboard the Mayflower. This migration lasted about 10 years, growing New England, until 1629, when Charles I dissolved Parliament, causing Puritan leaders to stop working within the system, and leaving persecution. https://www.greatmigration.org/new_englands_great_migration.html -
Mayflower, Plymouth, Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower and Plymouth were ships that the colonist sailed over to the New World in. On the Mayflower, some 41 colonists signed what was called the Mayflower Compact, which was the first framework of government in the U.S. It was meant to prevent dissent among Puritans and non separatist pilgrims.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
In the midst of political and religious turmoil in New England, it expanded in 1629. Pressure was endowed on the pilgrims and Puritans, they were imprisoned and persecuted. So in 1628, a group of Puritan businessmen set out to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and was conceived as a profit making endeavor.
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Maryland
In 1632, Charles 1, granted land east of the Potomac River, to George Calvert. When Calvert died before settling, his son Cecilius sought to complete it. He wanted it to be a haven for persecuted Roman Catholics in England. In 1634, aboard the Ark and Dove, Catholics and Protestants arrived in St. Clements, the first settlement in Maryland.
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Connecticut
Thomas Hooker, a devout Puritan minister, led the rise of Connecticut. While he had no problem with religious ways of his town, the voting rights in church membership he objected to. He and his family moved west and built Hartford, which is the center of the colony. Now, church members had more access to voting in that time.
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams. He and his family, due to the increasing persecution of Puritans and Separatists, originally moved to Massachusetts Bay Colony as a pastor. His views were radical, and eventually, this got him banished from Salem, and back to England. From there he settled Rhode Island.
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Maryland Toleration Act
There was very little religious freedom in England, and separation of church and state was unknown. Those who didn't follow Church of England beliefs were punished, and so, many of those sought freedom of worship by emigrating to America. By 1649, this act was established, and granted religious freedom to all that believed in the Trinity and in Jesus as the Son of God.
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Carolina
After the settlement of Jamestown, Charles II granted land south of Virginia to eight proprietors, who founded the Carolina colony. Over a thousand settlers moved to Carolina, and the original proprietors collected taxes from them. The taxes were used to start a government, and elect a governor. Many people would move and work their, and eventually, it got so big, that they divided it into a North and South.
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New York
In 1624, the Dutch settled along the Hudson Bay, and eventually established the colony of New Amsterdam. Years later, in 1664, English took control and renamed it New York. It played a political and strategic role in the American Revolution. Many immigrants arrived in New York Harbor, and now 40% of people can trace back to that port.
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Pennsylvania
William Penn, who sought a haven for Quakers, founded the colony of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, its capital, was the center for Continental Congress 1774 and 1775. It was the place where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and later sparked the American Revolution. It was dictated a royal charter by King Charles II.
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Salem Witch Trials
In Salem, MA, in 1692, 3 women, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused others of witchcraft. As a result, mass hysteria spread throughout the land, and a special court was made to hear their cases. Over span of several months, over 150 men, women, and children were accused. After those months had passed, the chaos settled down and public opinion turned against the trials.
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Great Awakening/Enlightenment
The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment were led by colonists who began to think that they were capable of leading themselves. They saw that they didn't need the Mother Country, which was England, and could survive on their own. This changed their thinking on themselves and England.
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Albany Plan
The Albany Plan of Union was a proposal made by the Albany Congress in 1754. It aimed to bring all the colonies together under one government and direction. The foundation was based on the need for defense against threats and consequences of the French and Indian War. It was proposed by Ben Franklin, and is many of the proposals made by Albany.
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French and Indian War
This war marked another long, imperial struggle between Britain and France. When France's expansion to the Ohio River Valley, which brought repeated conflict with British colonies.
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Proclamation of 1763
By the end of the French and Indian War, the British issued this proclamation, which meant to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. Since then, it has become a framework of Indian law in the U.S. and Canada.
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Bacon's rebellion
Farmers and frontiersman faced problems of voting rights, higher taxes, low tobacco prices, subordination, and lack of protection. William Berkeley, governor at this time, had a distant relative, Nathaniel Bacon. Bacon rose through the government, causing this problem to become bigger with the Indians. He made up small armies, and marched on major colonies such as Jamestown, for these Indian tribes.
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h521.html