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Roanoke Colony
The first English settlement in the new world, the Roanoke Colony was a tragic yet mysterious case when over 100 colonists disappeared without a trace. The only sign left behind was the word CROATOAN carved in a tree. (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roanoke-colony-deserted) -
Jamestown
Established by the Virginia Company of London, the colony settled along the coast of Virginia. Starting with 150 settlers which later was dwindled down to only 38 after the first winter, the colony was off to a rough start due to the environment, men refusing to work, and an extremely harsh winter. However, the colony eventually thrived with help from the Natives and the cash crop tobacco. In 1622 the Natives attacked and killed 25% of the settlers. (notes) -
House of Burgesses
This legislative body was formed by the settlers of Jamestown after they felt the need to establish a legislative assembly, the assembly first met on July 30th, 1618 and later became the House of Burgesses. ((http://www.ushistory.org/us/2f.asp) -
Great Migration
A period of time in the 17th century when 13,000 to 21,000 English puritans fled to the new world due to religious freedom and economic opportunities. (http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-great-puritan-migration/) -
Mayflower, Mayflower Compact, Plymouth Colony
In 1620, around 100 men, women, and children left England aboard the mayflower en route to the new world. They landed on Plymouth rock. When they landed the pilgrims created the Mayflower compact, the first self governing document in the New World, and would lay out the government in Plymouth. (https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/plymouth) -
New York
Settled by the Dutch in 1624, The area was known as "New Netherlands". Between 1652-1674 the Dutch and British had three naval wars, and in 1664 the British captured New Amsterdam and renamed it "New York" after the Duke of York and remained under British control. (notes) -
Carolina
In 1629, king Charles I granted a charter to eight of his own loyal followers and gave them plots of land that now make up present day North and South Carolina, the local economy was highly centered around farming and massive plantations with huge amounts of slaves. (notes) -
Massachusets Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony was a British settlement in Massachusetts in the 17th century. It was the most successful and profitable colony in New England. (http://historyofmassachusetts.org/history-of-the-massachusetts-bay-colony/) -
Maryland
In 1632, King Charles I of England granted a charter to George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, yielding him proprietary rights to a region east of the Potomac River in exchange for a share of the income derived from the land. The territory was named Maryland in honor of Henrietta Maria, the queen consort of Charles I. Mayland became a haven for Roman Catholics persecuted in England. (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-settlement-of-maryland) -
Connecticut
A New England Colony settled by Thomas Hooker. The fundamental orders of Connecticut was the first written document in North America and citizenship was based on land ownership, not religion. -
Rhode Island
Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams in 1636, who had been banished from the Massachusetts colony for his advocacy of religious tolerance and the separation of church and state, and guaranteed religious and political freedom to all. (https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/rhode-island) -
Bacons Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon raised an unauthorized militia of indentured servants, slaves, and farmers to retaliate against Native American attacks on the Virginia frontier. Bacon and his men attacked and destroyed Jamestown. (notes) -
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a haven for his fellow Quakers. Pennsylvania’s capital, Philadelphia, was the site of the first and second Continental Congresses in 1774 and 1775, the latter of which produced the Declaration of Independence, sparking the American Revolution. (https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/pennsylvania) -
Salem Witch Trials
When young girls in the village of Salem Massachusetts claim to be possessed by the devil and accuse other women of being bewitch, a wave of fear comes over the town which leads to the arrest of 150 people, and the death of 27. (notes) -
Maryland Toleration Act
the Maryland Toleration Act was a law mandating religious tolerance against all Christians. Passed in 1649 by the local representative government of Maryland. Lord Baltimore, the founder of Maryland, wanted to purchase toleration for his worshippers. (https://quizlet.com/6323965/maryland-act-of-toleration-flash-cards/) -
Great Awakening
A series of Christian revivals that swept Britain and its Thirteen Colonies between the 1730s and 1740s. The revival movement permanently affected Protestantism as adherents strove to renew individual piety and religious devotion. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Great_Awakening) -
French-Indian 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. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war’s expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/french-indian-war) -
Albany Plan
Proposed by Benjamin Franklin, the Albany Plan was a plan to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies, however the plan was never officially carried out. (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/albany-plan) -
Proclamation of 1763
On February 10, 1763, representatives from various American Indian tribes, as well as British, French, and Spanish leaders, met to negotiate the Treaty of Paris, which ended the French and Indian War. As outlined in the treaty, France gave up their lands in North America and handed them over to the British, including American Indian lands in the Ohio Country. (http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Proclamation_of_1763) -
Salutary neglect
Salutary neglect was Britain's unofficial policy, initiated by prime minister Robert Walpole, to relax the enforcement of strict regulations, particularly trade laws, imposed on the American colonies late in the seventeenth and early in the eighteenth centuries to keep the British Colonies obedient to England. (https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Salutary_Neglect)
