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The Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution was the period of time where great learning began and European scientists, mathematicians, and astronomers looked and wondered how the universe started. Galileo Galilei found how planets revolve around the Sun. Isacc Newton found how objects on the Earth and sky behave. Then Benjamin Franklin, a great thinker, found out the positive and negative charges in electricity! What great contributions! -
Founding of Jamestown
Jamestown was founded in1607. The settlers faced hardships such as disease, hunger, and their economy.The settlers soon met up with the American Indians and they taught them, and helped them in times. But they hurt them in ways. The Powhatan Confederacy was an alliance of Algonquian Indians lead by Wahunsonacock. They helped the people. John Rolfe introduced tobacco, a leading cash crop, that made profited Jamestown. Indentured servants worked the land for they had to, to receive freedom later. -
Founding of Plymouth
Plymouth was founded on Sept. 16, 1620. The Puritans were groups to purify England. The most extreme sect, were the Seperatists. They cut all ties with the Church of England. The Mayflower Compact landed in Virginia on Nov. 21, 1620. Pilgrim leader William Bradford was in charge of the trip. The Pilgrims faced problems with farming and fishing. American Indians helped grow corn for them, and relationships were fine. The Wampanoags invited them to first Thanksgiving, symbolizing good friendship. -
The founding of New Hampshire
John Mason was looking for a fishing colony that he could benefit from. This lead to the founding of New Hampshire. He died before he could even see his accomplishment, -
The founding of Massachusetts Bay Colony
James I issued a charter as he increased persecution to the Puritans, because he despised them so much. The Puritans then asked John Winthrop to help them with their settlement. They were happy to practice their religion freely. Massachusetts was then found by the Puritans, and John Winthrop became the first govener of the colony. -
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The Great Migration
The Great Migration was caused by economic, political, and religious conflicts. Dissenters also contributed, by the fact that they disagreed on officials opinions and caused others to disagree. More than 10,0000 people left England. More than 40,000 English emigrants moved to colonies in the Caribbean and New England. -
The founding of Maryland
Maryland was founded for the Roman Catholic refugees who were still being persecuted in Protestant England. -
The founding of Connecticut
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The founding of Rhode Island
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The founding of Delaware
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The Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts required colonists to do the bulk of its trading with England. They set duties, or import taxes on a few of its products of trade. -
The founding of New Jersey and New York
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The founding of Carolina
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King Philip's War
Cheif Massasoit of the Wampanoag made a treaty with the Pilgrims in 1621. But after his death, his son Metacomet began to dislike the colonists. They didn't like the way they were treated from them. He compared himself to King Charles the second, and earned the name King Philip, thus naming the war from him. The colonial militias fought the war. They were civilians serving as soldiers at the time. War ended in 1676, 600 colonists dead and 3000 Indians dead, including
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The founding of Pennsylvania
William Penn found Pennyslvania as a safe haven for the Society of Friends, or the Quakers. This new found colony allowed them to practice their religion freely without persecution from the Puritans. He desired such protection from him and his men. All Quakers believed in themselves that everyone had an "inner light" that could help them experience God. They rejected formal religion practices and dressed plainly. -
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Queen Anne's War
England fights off both France and Spain. In the colonies, both English and French forces had American Indian allies who raided the frontier towns of each side. The English had an advantage when they captured Canada's Port Royal, then burning St. Augustine in Spanish Florida. After the war, Great Britain receives what's now Hudson Bay, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia. -
When North Carolina and South Carolina Split
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The Great Awakening
In the early 1700s many church leaders felt that they were losing more and more faith in God. Thats why the Great Awakening took place. The Great Awakening was the widespread Christian movement involving sermons and revivals that emphasized the faith in God. -
The founding of Georgia
James Oglethrope found Georgia. He recieved permission from King George the Second to start a colony for poor English citizens, and among those who have been jailed for unpaid depts. The king also hoped that Georgia would serve as a shield between South Carolina and Spanish Florida. -
The Molasses Act
The Molasses Act occured when Parliament placed duties on sugar, molasses, and rum. The colonists certainly did not want to pay the taxes, so they illegaly smuggled items into and out of the colonies. The British officials rarely punished them, though. -
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The French and Indian War
Washington's surrender and defeat on Fort Necessity in 1754 was the official starting of the French and Indian War between Britain and France. As war grew on with deaths of casualties becoming bigger and bigger, the war had its turning point on 1759, when British General James Wolfe captured the capital of New France, Quebec. Even though both Wolfe and the French commander were killed in the process, the war carried on. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was made in 1763. This ended the French and Indian War. The war has spread to four parts of the world, and the two sides now want peace. The treaty gave Great Britain all French lands east of the Mississippi River and Canada. They did not however give up New Orleans. From Spain, Britain received Florida. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was made because the British leaders feared that if more and more colonists move into American Indian land, conflicts would break and trade would be disrupted between them. Money for defense would also increase. It made a border between the colonial and the Indians land. It also ordered colonists from the upper Ohio River valley to remove themselves. Of course this was ineffective, because they either disagreed, or ignored orders from people aross the globe from them! -
The start of the Sugar Act
To help pay for the French and Indian War, Parliament passed the Sugar Act, the first act to specifically raise money for the colonies. British armies in North America stood guard, contributing to them too. It taxed molasses and sugar imported goods. They felt violated for being taxed with no representation, and the slogan "No Taxation without Representation" by Otis and Adams became popular. They boycotted British goods. Boycotting is refusal of buying goods until the business policy changes. -
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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act taxed stamps and paper products, such as newspapers, pamphlets, and licenses. It was soon repealed by Parliament because the colonists felt it violated their rights and liberties. They boycotted again, this time stamped goods. -
The Townshend Act
The Townshend Act taxed imported glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. They enforced this act with the writs of assistance, allowing tax collecters to search for smuggled goods. This violated the privacy and constitutional rights of colonist. They once again boycotted the goods and the slogan "Taxation without Representation" was used again. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident where British soldiers fired into a crowd of angered colonists, killing a few people. Of the few deaths, there was African American Crispus Attucks, James Calwell, and Patrick Carr. John Adams and Josiah Quincy helped defend the British soldiers accused of the shooting. They eventully end up winning the trial and the verdict concluded that they were not guilty. -
The Tea Act
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The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the Tea Act. The colonists dressed up as American Indians and boarded onto three tea-filled ships, and they all dumped as much tea as they could into the Boston Harbor. They managed to dump 342 chestful of tea in the water. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts, or the Coercive Acts acted in five ways. First, the Boston Harbor was closed until all the lost tea was paid for. Second, the Massachusetts charter was canceled and the govener decided when the legislature could meet. Third, royal officials accused of a crime were sent to Britain for trial, which made them face a more friendly judge. Fourth, the Quartering Act forced colonists to supply its soldiers. Lastly, General Gage became the new govener of Massachusetts.
