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Roanoke
Settlers sailed to the new world and was led by John White. They sailed to the eastern coast of North America. John White left to get supplies from England, and came back 3 years later. He comes back and everyone is gone and on a tree is carved CROATOAN and CRO carved on a tree. https://www.britannica.com/story/the-lost-colony-of-roanoke -
Jamestown
This was the first permanent British settlement. It was founded by the colonists when they were looking for the new world. It started off ok but the colonists all lacked basic skills like hunting or how to survive. They barely survived because the winter was so bad and they did not know how to hunt. Luckily a native named Squanto showed up and taught them skills they needed to know. https://www.britannica.com/place/Jamestown-Colony -
House of Burgesses
It was a representative assembly in Virginia. And it was the first legislative body in the new world. This was in Jamestown. https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-of-Burgesses -
Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower compact
The pilgrims left from Holland looking for the new world and religious freedom. It took 60 days and they finally arrived lacking basic knowledge. They named where they landed Plymouth and was now a colony. They then made the Mayflower Compact which gave just and equal laws. They barely survived the winter but were later helped out by the Indian Squanto which taught them the skill they needed to survive. https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/mayflower -
Great Puritan Migration
The puritans were under religious prosecution and decided to move to New England, and the Indies.Between 13,000 and 21,000 puritans emigrated. https://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-great-puritan-migration/ -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
This colony was settled in 1630 by 1,000 puritans. They were lead by John Winthrop and Thomas Dudley. It was given as a charter from King Charles. The charter did not last long because soon after Massachusetts became a royal government. https://www.britannica.com/place/Massachusetts-Bay-Colony -
Maryland
Maryland was founded by lord Baltimore and was a safe haven for English Catholics escaping persecution. It was a charter colony and was a religious refuge. https://www.thoughtco.com/facts-about-the-maryland-colony-103875 -
Connecticut
Connecticut was founded by the puritans and was led by Thomas Hooker. Their was no other religions except for puritans. It was also known as the river colony. https://thehistoryjunkie.com/connecticut-colony-facts/ -
Rhode Island
Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams and four others, Anne Hutchinson, William Coddington, William Arnold, and Samuel Gorton. He was given land from the king for religious freedom. Rhode Island attracted the Jews and Quakers and established that everyone can have freedom of religion.https://www.thoughtco.com/rhode-island-colony-103880 -
Maryland Toleration Act
England was not letting people have religious freedom so they left for America. One of these people was George Calvert. With the religion growing the legislatures passed an act that let everyone have religious freedom as long as you believe in Jesus. It was now a crime to call people names for their religion. https://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1601-1700/maryland-toleration-act-11630122.html -
Carolina
The Carolina's started when King Charles gave 8 men land south of Virginia. They called this land Carolina. They advertised it as nice but was actually kind of bad with marshy land and people were getting sick with malaria. The population grew slow and eventually in 1712 they became North and South Carolina. https://www.historycentral.com/TheColonies/Carolinas.html -
New York
The Dutch claimed New York as New Netherlands. The governor was Peter Minuit and he purchased the Manhattan island for 24$. Later King Charles granted the colony to the Duke of York. He became king and combined New York with New England. This did not last long. https://www.historycentral.com/TheColonies/NY1.html -
Salutary Neglect
This was a policy from the British for the American colonies during the 17th century. The trade regulations were not so enforced and supervision between the colonies was not strong. They really did not care as long as they made money for Britain. They started making rules where they could only trade using English ships. This policy ended in 1763. https://www.britannica.com/topic/salutary-neglect -
Bacon's Rebellion
This started with disputes between the indians and the Virginia militiamen. They needed a leader so they brought in Nathaniel Bacon,he wanted to fight the Indians. So a civil war started between Sir William Berkleys loyalists and Bacon. https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/bacon_s_rebellion_1676-1677 -
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn so it could be a haven for the Quakers. Its capital is Philadelphia and was the city where the first and second continental congress was held. This helped the Declaration of Independence be produced which caused the revolutionary war. But after the war it was the second state to ratify it after Delaware. It was a Royal Charter given by the King. https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/pennsylvania -
Salem Witch Trials
During the spring of 1692 in Virginia, Reverend Parris' daughter and other girls were having unexplainable "fits", and people were calling it witchcraft. The girls blamed it on three women Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osbourne. this lead to a witch hunt where everyone was blaming random people and their was no way to prove yourself innocent. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/ -
Great Awakening/ Enlightenment
The Great Awakening was a religious revival in the Americas when religion was not as popular. Everyone was split apart and no one was going to church. Jonathan Edwards came along and was considered the main person of the Great Awakening. He presented the idea that God is an angry God and that we all are sinners that need to ask for forgiveness. Edwards used fear to bring everyone back to faith, and it worked. https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/great-awakening -
Albany Plan
This plan was adopted at the big meeting known as the Albany congress. The plan was to ensure peace between the Mohawk indians and the colonists.It ended up failing because people ended up not acting on the plan. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/albany-plan -
French-Indian War
This war started because of the expansion of France into the Ohio River which caused problems with the British colonies. The war lasted 7 years and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The treaty gave British Canada and Florida but let France keep its west Indian sugar islands and gave Louisiana to Spain. https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/french-and-indian-war -
Proclamation of 1763
After the French-Indian War King Charles III issued a proclamation that stated anything west of the Appalachian mountains is off limits to the colonists. The proclamation worked for a little bit until the revolutionary war when the colonists wanted better land then they broke the proclamation. https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of
