Salutary Neglect was a policy made by the British government that stated that the North American colonies had rules and restrictions they had to follow but they were loosely enforced as long as the colonies remained loyal to the British Government.
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Settling of Jamestown
After their long journey to Virginia, 104 English men and boys finally arrived in North America and began to create a settlement, famously known as Jamestown, and was named after their beloved king James I. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
The first legislative assembly in the American colonies. -
Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
The Mayflower and it's 102 passengers arrived at Plymouth Harbor in 1620, after they first stopped near the area that today is Provincetown. -
Mayflower Compact
This document formed a short and simple way to govern. The overall idea was that who signed was bound into a 'Civic Body Politic', meaning laws passed had to be "just and equal..for the general good of the colony. Form of self-government to be created and enforced in America. -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
A group of Puritans were dissatisfied with the amount of Anglicans that sought to establish a society that consisted of having their own rules and regulations. The colonists wanted to unite themselves to walk peacefully together which later on led to the draft of the Fundamental Orders. -
Glorious Revolution
English nobles weren’t happy with the way Catholic King James II was running the country. He wanted to go back and rule by the Divine Right that had previously caused the Civil War. The English nobles foresaw problems in the future. -
Bacon’s Rebellion
Bacon’s Rebellion took place and mostly consisted of freemen who were frustrated because of their broken hopes of getting land. They were not allowed to vote either since they technically didn’t own land. To get land they were forced to move to the backcountry that was known for Native American attacks. Berkley refused to help the freemen since he was on good terms with the Native Americans causing them to rebel. -
English (British) Bill of Rights
After the American Revolution the Articles of Confederation were not strong enough to protect the newly formed nations or hold the union together. It addresses the rights and powers of the people and the states. It also declares that the government may not infringe upon those rights. -
Salem Witch Trials
This was a series of trial and killings of people who were accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between Feb. 1692-May. 1693 -
Iroquois Confederation (constitution)
"Five Nations":alliance of five, later 6, American Indian Tribes. (Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, & Tuscarora) The confederacy inspired the framework of the U.S constitution, with it's use of both federalism and a type of bicameral council. Founding fathers such as Ben Franklin promoted the confederacy often as a model for the U.S and some scholars believe the constitution has derived directly from the Iroquois oral traditions. Iroquois nations were long-term allies with the British. -
John Peter Zenger
John Peter Zenger, a New York Printer and journalist, played a very important role in spreading the idea of the freedom of press. The 'Zenger Case' established the first important victory for the freedom of press in the English colonies.