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Roanoke
Roanoke was also known as the lost colony.100 men, women, and and children settled here under the leadership of John White. The settlement area will soon become part of North Canada.
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Jamestown
In 1607, the Virginia Company, established a colony along the coast of Virginia. The colony started off at a very rough start due to the brutal winter, the gentlemen refused to work, the settlement was on a swamp, and the native american's were not very friendly at all. John Smith was established as the leader of Jamestown. Only 38 settlers survived the first winter. They later began growing tobacco which blew their economy away and was extremely profitable.
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House of Burgesses
Only property owners could vote to elect representatives for the House of Burgesses. The first legislature that was made up of elected representatives. The main significance of this is that these elective's ideas began the Revolutionary War.
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Mayflower/ Plymouth/ Mayflower Compact
In 1620, the pilgrims settled the Plymouth colony. They sailed the mayflower in hopes to find the Hudson River. The Wampanoag Tribe had to desert the land because the pilgrims brought in brutal disease, viciously tearing their tribe apart. the Mayflower Compact established the foundation for government. It was the first self government plan and it pledged that the decisions would be made by the will of the majority men of the colony.
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New York
New York was settled by the Dutch in 1624. It was originally a Dutch trading post. The British came over the colony and took over New York and gained control over it. The Dutch and the British fought 3 naval wars. The Dutch had control over the colony for a short period of time before the British came and regained power over it again.
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The Great Puritan Migration
The English migrated to Massachusetts between 1630 and 1642. They left England mostly due to religion reasons. This movement was led by John Winthrop in 1630. This movement made the Massachusetts Bay Colony the largest New England Colony.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
In 1630 the puritans settled and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony. A charter from King Charles I, allowed 1000 puritans settled here. They were led by John Winthrop, under puritan laws. People who didn't want to or did not believe in puritan laws, dissenters, left and formed their own New England colonies.
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Maryland
In 1632 Lord Baltimore settled Maryland, Maryland was a southern colony. Lord Baltimore was a Catholic, he convinced King Charles I to grant him 100 acres to use to settle for Catholics. Maryland was located near the water, this led to Maryland's port being ideal for tobacco trade. This sustained Maryland's financial needs.
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island was a New England Colony settled by Roger Williams and his supporters on 1635. Rhode Island was established for religious tolerance because Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colon for speaking out against the government based on religious thoughts. So, he went and made his own New England Colony.
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Connecticut
Connecticut was one of the original 13 colonies. It was founded by Thomas Hooker in 1636. The first written constitution was made in Connecticut. It was classified as a New England colony. The first settlement here was made on present day Hartford. Citizenship was based on land, not religion.
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Maryland Toleration Act
This act was established in Maryland in 1649. It was chiefly just simply an act for religious tolerance. This began the push for religious freedom and liberty. This also made way for the first amendment.
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Carolina
Carolina started as a small area where tobacco and rice farms were located. In 1663, Carolina was settled by supporters of King Charles II and became a southern colony. Most of the population of this colony was African Americans, being an ideal spot for tobacco and rice plantations, slavery was extremely prominent here. This area also served as a popular spot for trading posts. Cash crops kept the colony of Carolina well financed. In 1729 Carolina became a royal colony.
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Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon raised an unauthorized militia of indentured servants, slaves and poor farmers. He did this to retaliate against a series of Native American attacks on the Virginia frontier. Many believed that Bacon had a personal vendetta against Berkeley. They also believed that his rebellion was payed for by people who wanted Berkeley dead. Bacon's co-conspirators were all hung.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was settled by William Penn in 1682. It was a Middle Colony. In 1681 King Charles I granted Penn a charter for the colony of Pennsylvania. He established this colony as a " Holy Experiment'. This meant it was a place without a landowning aristocracy where every male settler received fifty acres and the right to vote by the government. The first law of Conscience was established here as well.
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Salem Witch Trails
The Salem Witch Trails started in 1692, when young girls in Salem village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by Satan. A wave of hysteria swept through the area of Salem. 150 people were imprisoned due to witchcraft, 7 people died while imprisoned, 19 men and woman were actually found guilty. 1 person was crushed to death for refusing to testify. The hysteria ended in September 1692.
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Great Awakening/ Enlightenment
This was led by Johnathon Edwards, he started a religious revival because the English colonies were focusing on worldly matters much more than Heavenly matters. This message was democratic and was meant for equality. This enlightenment was spread throughout the English colonies. His passion had really grown in Christ and spreading the word, he had to make an impact and he achieved his goal.
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Albany Plan
The Albany Plan of union was a plan to create a unified government system for the thirteen colonies. The famous motto for this plan was "join or die". This plan was brought about by Benjamin Franklin. This plan was a great success and the foundation to what our present day government system was built on.
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French-Indian War
The French wanted to expand their territory, which included the land that the Indian's owned. The Native Americans did not want to give up their land for obvious reasons. This disagreement had to end in war. The French were angry that this had to happen because they had very successful trade with the Natives. Young George Washington was the motivator of this war. The French(British)won the war and took the land.
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Proclamation of 1763
This Proclamation was made after the 7 year war. It permitted American colonists from settling in the South. This proclamation protected the land that belonged to the Native Americans. Specifically it prohibited them from settling east of the Appalachian Mountains.The proclamation was established by the king.
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Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect was a policy made by the British government, which regarded trade policies over the North American colonies. It made their trade somewhat supervised by the British government. The supervision wasn't as strict as long as America stayed loyal to them. This deal was soon banished as both parties felt that they were treated unfairly. Specifically it ended at 1763.
Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/salutary-neglect
