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Roanoke
John White who was the governor of the colony Roanoke left the colony to go get supplies from England. He was gone for a year and came back to find that the colony was gone and the land was abandoned. the only thing left was a carving in a tree that read "croatoan" [https://www.history.com/news/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke] -
Jamestown
Established by the Virginia company of London (joint stock company). Only 38 of the original 150 settlers survived mainly because the winter was very bad. John Smith became their leader and said “those who didn’t work wouldn’t eat” -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses is a council of people who were made up of two elected delegates from each of the 11 colonies. It also included Gov. George Yeardley who helped establish the council. [https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-of-Burgesses] -
Great Migration
The Puritans left England because of religious perscitution [https://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-great-puritan-migration/#:~:text=The%20Great%20Puritan%20Migration.%20The%20Great%20Puritan%20Migration,New%20England%2C%20the%20Chesapeake%20and%20the%20West%20Indies.] -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Settled by puritans and pilgrims seeking religious freedom and was originally a British colony. [https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/massachusetts] -
Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
Pilgrims set sail on the mayflower and arrived in Plymouth Massachusetts. They decided to write the mayflower compact which established a government for the colonies. (Mr.Browns notes from U.S. History Class.) -
New York
Settled by the Dutch. It was originally called new Netherlands and was later renamed often the Duke Of York. 1652-1674 the British and Dutch fought, the Dutch got the area back for a short period of time and it later returned to British control. (Mr.Browns notes in U.S. History class.) -
Maryland
Maryland was a southern colony settled in 1632 by a man named Lord Baltimore. The colony was a Proprietary colony. After lord Baltimore died his son took over and started offering 100 acres of land to any married couple who would come and settle, and this opportunity was took over by protestants. -
Rhode Island
Originally a New England colony, and was settled by a man named Roger Williams and his supporters. Roger Williams was originally banished from the Massachusetts Bay colony for speaking against the government, which led to him making sure their was no religious persecution of Christians in Rhode Island. (Mr.Browns Notes from U.S. History class) -
Maryland toleration act
Allowed for all trinitarian Christians to worship in Maryland. [http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1600-1650/the-maryland-toleration-act-1649.php] -
Salutary Neglect
The British put tax on tons of peoples goods and valuables. This increased the forming of legal and illegal constitutions in Our country. [https://www.britannica.com/topic/salutary-neglect] -
Carolina
Southern colony settled by supporters of King Charles II. Was a easy access to trade and had tons of slaves because of they’ll needed in agriculture. -
Bacon’s Rebellion
Bacon organized a militia that was unauthorized and contained servants, slaves, and farmers. Bacon and his men attacked and successful destroyed Jamestown. The rebellion ended after he died from what we assume was dysentery. -
Pennsylvania
Middle colony settled by William Penn. Was know as a safe haven for Quakers. (Mr.Browns notes for U.S. History class -
Salem Witch Trials
In Salem Massachusetts a young girl claimed to be “possessed by the devil” and accused women of witchcraft, this spiraled into multiple people being accused. 150 people were imprisoned, and a total of 19 women and men were found guilty. (Mr.Browns U.S. History Notes from class.) -
The Great Awakening/enlightenment
The great awakening was a time in history when peoples “eyes were opened” and people were brought back to the faith. [https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=2&psid=3591] -
Albany Plan
The Albany Plan was a plan to form a government for the 13 original colonies. The idea was suggested by Benjamin Franklin who was a delegate of Pennsylvania. The plan ended up never being submitted to the British Crown for royal approval. [https://www.thoughtco.com/the-albany-plan-of-union-4128842] -
French-Indian war
Also known as “the 7 years war,” the French-Indian war, started by conflict between France and Great Britain, this led to a series of battles that led to Britain officially declaring war in 1756 -
Proclamation of 1763
A proclamation made by the British to appease the native Americans. This proclamation also closed down colonial expansion during the time. -
Connecticut
On January 9th 1788 Connecticut became a state. Connecticut was originally one of the 6 New England colonies and is located in the northeastern corner of the modern day United States of America. Connecticut originally started out as being a agricultural biased colony. [https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/connecticut]
