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Roanoke
115 English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island, off the coast of what is now North Carolina in August of 1585. Later that year, the governor John White would sail back to England to get supplies. War breaks out and he is stuck. When he returns after 5 years, everyone is gone. (https://www.history.com/news/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke) -
Jamestown
The Virginia Company settlers landed on Jamestown Island to establish an English colony. It was the first European settlement in America.
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Salutary neglect
British policy from the early to mid-18th century regarding its North American colonies under which trade regulations were placed on the colonies.
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House of Burgesses
Assembled by governor George Yeardley was the creation of a legislative assembly. It was the first popularly elected legislature in the New World, held in Virginia. Modeled after English parliament, they met once a year.
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Mayflower compact
When Pilgrims and other settlers set out on the ship for America in 1620, they intended to lay anchor in northern Virginia. But after storms and other troubles landed in Massachusetts. They knew they needed new laws, so the compact was created. https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/mayflower-compact -
Massachusetts bay colony
Settled in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritan refugees from England. The Massachusetts Bay Company had obtained from King Charles I a charter empowering the company to trade and colonize in New England. https://www.britannica.com/place/Massachusetts-Bay-Colony -
Great Migration
The Great Puritan Migration was a time in the 17th century, where the Puritans migrated to the northeast united states. The religious persecution in England forced the Puritans out. (http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-great-puritan-migration/) -
Maryland
Lord Baltimore was granted 100 million acres of land as a place for Catholics to settle, again to stop persecution. Protestants hopped on an offer from his son and the land became predominantly Protestant. From: notes -
Rhode Island
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Connecticut
The founders of the Connecticut were Thomas Hooker and Governor John Haynes. The puritan people, under the influence of Hooker, quickly set up orders or laws. It wasn't until 1662 that Connecticut got an official charter.
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Maryland Toleration act
The toleration act, signed in 1649, granted religious freedom to the people living in Maryland.
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Carolina
8 supporters of King Charles II were granted the Carolinas. The colony ran on cash crops like tobacco. Beginning of slavery of Africans.
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New York
The Dutch first settled along the Hudson River in 1624. They Established New Amsterdam in Manhattan Island two years later. When the English took control of the land, they renamed it New York after the Duke of York (https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/new-york) -
Bacon's Rebellion
The trouble began with a raid by the Doeg Indians on the plantation of Thomas Mathews, located in Virginia near the Potomac River. They attacked the wrong group of Indians, this began large Native American raids.
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Pennsylvania
William Penn was granted a charter by King Charles II to settle Pennsylvania. It was established as a religious experiment. Made into a Quaker haven.
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Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. 150 more men, women, and children were killed before the end of the trials.
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Enlightenment
The Great Awakening was a religious revival that impacted the English colonies. The Christians of the colonies went from town to town preaching. The result was a renewed dedication toward religion.
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French Indian War
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Albany plan
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. Representatives from 7 of the English colonies met to discuss. They never carried out their plan, but it was the first meeting between all of them.
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Proclamation of 1763
At the end of the French and Indian War, the British issued a proclamation, saying that they had to keep the colonies under control to please natives.
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of
