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Roanoke
Roanoke was a colony that disappeared when Sir Walter Raleigh came back to the colony in 1590. It was established in 1585.
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Salutary Neglect
Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain, espoused a view of salutary neglect whereby the actual enforcement of external trade relations was lax. In other words, the British did not strictly enforce commerce laws with the colonies.
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Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown Colony, first permanent English settlement in North America, located near present-day Williamsburg, Virginia. the colony gave England its first foothold in the European competition for the New World, which had been dominated by the Spanish since the voyages of Christopher Columbus in the late 15th century.
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The House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was a meeting in the colonial Virginia that established the legislative assembly with Governor George Yeardley.
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The Great Puritan Migration
The Great Puritan Migration was a period in the 17th century during which English puritans migrated to The West Indies, New England, and the Chesapeake .http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-great-puritan-migration/ -
Mayflower/Plymouth Compact
The Mayflower Compact was a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower.
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The Province of New York
New York was one of the 13 original colonies. Peter Minuit founded it in 1626.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony, one of the original English settlements in present-day Massachusetts, settled by a group of about 1,000 Puritan refugees from England under Gov. John Winthrop and Deputy Gov. Thomas Dudley.
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Maryland
The Maryland Colony was one of the original 13 colonies located on the Atlantic coast of North America. The Maryland Colony was classified as one of the Southern Colonies.
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Connecticut
Connecticut is one of the original 13 colonies founded by Thomas Hooker.
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Rhode Island
Roger Williams founded the colony. Guaranteed religious and political freedom. Religious refugees from the Massachusetts Bay Colony settled in Rhode Island. It was one of the most liberal colonies.
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Maryland Toleration Act
The Toleration Act granted religious freedom to all who believed in the Trinity and that Jesus was the son of God, which really isn't religious freedom.
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Carolina
Settlers moved to Carolina from Virginia and other
colonies. Carolina landowners also brought enslaved
Africans to work on their farms. Charles Town became popular
because it had a good harbor. By 1712, the population of
Carolina was large enough to create two colonies – North
Carolina and South Carolina.
https://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/books/content/ilessons/4/ils_nc_gr4_u3_c05_l2.pdf -
Bacon's rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon%27s_Rebellion -
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Colony was a royal colony. It was founded under a charter given to William Penn. Penn was granted the charter as a place for Quakers to settle. Charles II, King of England owed money to Penn’s family. The land grant was made in exchange for paying of the King’s debt.
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Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials was a period of time where the people of Salem, Massachusetts thought 19 women were "witches" and were hanged for their "crimes against humanity".
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Great Awakening/ Enlightenment
The Great Awakening was a religious revival that impacted the English colonies. The movement came at a time when the idea of secular rationalism was being emphasized, and passion for religion had grown stale. Christian leaders often traveled from town to town, preaching about the gospel, emphasizing salvation from sins and promoting enthusiasm for Christianity.
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French-Indian/Seven Years War
The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years’ War.
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The Albany Plan
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. Representatives from seven of the British North American colonies adopted the plan.
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Proclamation of 1763
After the conclusion of the French and Indian War in America, the British Empire began to tighten control over its rather autonomous colonies. This royal proclamation, which closed down colonial expansion westward, was the first measure to affect all thirteen colonies.
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of
