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English joint-stock company founded by James I with purpose of establishing settlements in north america.
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Established by the London company. No farmers, so they were set up to starve. John Smith was the first president of the colony.
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English tried to sell tobacco in England but it was unsuccessful, however, John Rolfe planted a sweeter tobacco, which was successful.
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woman arrive, 1st Africans arrive (used as indentured servants), and The House of Burgesses.
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They set sail in September, arrived in December. Half died in the winter. They signed the Mayflower Compact aboard the ship in November. They eventually moved ashore in March on 1621.
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Led by Chief Oppechancanough that killed 347 colonists
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first founded in 1622. Then first settled in 1623. cooperative
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King terminated Virginia's charter.
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royal
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Puritans wanted a free colony. John Winthrop gave the "city on a hill" speech. Established to be an example of "good Christian faith".
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Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore)
Settlers arrived in 1634
bought land from natives -
Thomas Hooker
1639: Colony established, cooperative
stricter puritan haven
right to vote for all members of the church
*not recognized by the king until 1662 -
Roger Williams, religious liberty, separation of church and state.
Anne Hutchinson, cooperative -
Planned colony, granted to Captain John Mason. In 1641 they agreed to be under Massachusetts jurisdiction
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(later to be delaware)
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Charter included:
equality in religious rights, civil freedom, privilege of passing laws
1639: house of assembly
1650: divided into upper and lower houses -
bases of civil and criminal law until 18th century. Due process. revision of the "Body Of Liberties" of 1641
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an act concerning religion
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aimed at dutch, all goods must be shipped on English ships
*starts being enforced in 1763 -
proprietary
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limits where and what can be shipped, can only be shipped to British colony or England *also not enforced until 1763
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witchcraft scares, 20 executed (19 hanged, 1 crushed by stone), 50 confessed, 26 convicted.
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all European goods must pass through England (except salt, wine, horses)
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proprietary, slaves
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Proprietary, "New netherlands", Henry Hudson,
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tax on all goods shipped within the colonies
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His head was displayed in Plymouth on a pole for 20 years
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resentment for corruption in VA by Sir William Berkely
unified all people
lowered taxes -
King Charles separated NH from Mass (1641 agreement).
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William Penn, Proprietary, Quakers, intended to be a utopia
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organization that brought the New England colonies into a single administrative unit. Sir Edmond Andros
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slaves accused of committing crimes are prohibited from asserting their right to trial by jury.
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established courts to persecute