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Roanoke
Roanoke was an English settlement that went missing. White, the leader of the settlement in the new world, went back to England for a supply mission, but because of the Spanish Armada, got delayed by three years. When White got to go back, there was no one there. the settlement had been abandoned. There was clues saying that they fled in an emergency, but no one knows for sure what happened. https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/08/150807-lost-colony-roanoke-hatteras-outer-banks-archaeology/ -
Salutary Neglect
This event was when Britain set in motion an act to keep the colonies loyal to Britain. This occurred during 3 different time periods, the first one starting in 1607.
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Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent British settlement. Jamestown, because of the harsh winter, the men refusing to work, and the natives not being friendly to them, had over fifty percent of their population perish through thehttps://www.britannica.com/place/Jamestown-Colonyir first winter. -
The House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. The House was established by the Virginia Company, it was established to get people to immigrate to the new world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Burgesses -
The Great Puratain Migration
This was an event where thousands of Puritans left for the new world to escape religious persecution from the church.
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Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the passengers of the Mayflower. The pilgrims were fleeing from religious persecution better known at separatists. -
New York
New York, before hand called new Amsterdam, was settled by the English after being taken from the Dutch. It was settled in 1626, founded by the Duke of York. https://www.landofthebrave.info/new-york-colony.htm -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony, one first English settlements in Massachusetts, was settled in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritan under John Winthrop. It was started as a charter colony later to become a royal colony. The Puritans ruled this colony with government and religion intertwined, and if you did not follow their rules or religion, you were thrown out, or publicly embarrassed.
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Maryland
Maryland was a British colony started in 1632. Maryland was started by Lord Baltimore who wished to make it a safe haven for all Catholics. He was soon removed from power because of a rebellion led by John Coode.
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Connecticut
Connecticut began as three distinct settlements of Puritans from Massachusetts and England;they combined under a single royal charter in 1663. The English colony prospered from the trade and farming.
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Rhode Island
Rodger Williams founded this colony. He created this colony to guarantee religious freedom and political freedom to all. It consisted of many religious refugees kicked out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony just as Rodger Williams himself was. -
Maryland Toleration Act
This Act was a law mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians. It was passed by the Assembly of Maryland colony in St. Mary's.
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Carolina
The Carolina's began as one big colony. A charter was issued to 8 English Noblemen to settle and share. It was granted by the King of England in exchange for their financial and political support restoring him to the Throne.
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Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an uprising in 1676 - 1677 against American Indians and the colonial government in the Virginia Colony. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon, a wealthy 29-year-old planter. In the end the Colonial government won, Bacon was killed but the effects of the war were tragic.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was a royal colony founded under a charter given to William Penn. It was granted so the Quakers may have a place to settle. the charter was given in exchange for the debt the king owed to Penn's family.
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Salem Witch Trials
The trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, said to be possessed by the devil. A special court in Salem was put there to hear the cases; the first convicted witch, Bridget Bishop, was the first hanged. Several others followed, killing many innocent people.
https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials
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Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a Evangelical Revival that swept across Britain and the 13 colonies. This marked the start of Evangelicalism which was an overhaul of the Protestant Christianity.
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French Indian War
The French and Indian War because of the specific issue of whether the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire or part of the French Empire. Both sides had alliances with Indians, whom helped them fight the war, the French having many more on their side from their large amount of trade. -
Albany Plan
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Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 occurred after the french Indian war. IT was the Proclamation that gave Britain the land that they were fighting over with France. It forbade all settlement west of a line drawn across the Appalachian Mountains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Proclamation_of_1763
