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13 Colonies
Events that happened during colonial times. -
The Lost Colony
Sir Walter Raleigh sent a group of more than 100 people led by John White to Roanoke Island. John White was appointed as governor of Roanoke colony. John white had to return to England for more supplies in late 1587. White wasn't able to return due to war until 1590 and found the colony abandoned. -
Jamestown, Virginia
First English colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia. -
House of Burgesses
First meeting of the House of Burgesses was held in Jamestown, Virginia. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first agreement on self-government in English North America. -
Royal Colony
Virginia was made a royal colony. -
Massachusetts Bay Company
Puritans led by John Winthrop formed the Massachusetts Bay Company. Many Puritans continued to settle in the region. -
The Great Migration
Mass migration of thousands of English people to the Americas that took place between 1630 and 1640. -
The Maryland Toleration Act
A law mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians. The law was passed by the assembly of the Maryland colony that was in St.Mary's City. -
Quakers Settle in Pennsylvania
The Quakers were persecuted in England and looked for religious freedom. William Penn received a grant, which the king called Pennsylvania. -
Smallpox Epidemic
Many supply ships from the Caribbean docked in Boston in spring of 1721. A crewmember from one of the ships had smallpox. Although he was under quarantine, by autumn the disease had spread through Boston and surrounding areas.
