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British colonialism
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reigns of James the first
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Jamestown founded
decided on location for first permanent settlement in north America, Jamestown in Virginia -
Connecticut Colony
Connecticut settled by Dutch fur traders. -
House of Burgesses
Virginia's colonists organized the first representative in Americas -
slavery
Dutch brought in slavery to Virginia. -
The Plymouth Colony
Left England for religious freedom. -
Mayflower Compact
First governing document of Plymouth Colony. -
first thanksgiving
Plymouth had help form the native Americans, they celebrate a good harvest thanksgiving feast. -
Virginia colony
the colony remained near collapse -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
seeking religious freedom. -
New Hampshire
a monarchy government. -
maryland
the second plantation colony, was founded by lord baltime -
Rhode Island Colony
Was for providence plantations. -
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Sir William Berkeley
the royal governor of Virginia. -
Act of Toleration
Toleration to all Christians, however decreed the death penalty to Jews ans atheists. -
First Navigation Act
Designed to tighten the government's control over trade. -
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Sir William Berkeley
the royal governor of Virginia. -
Barbados Slave Code
Defined the slaves' legal status and their masters' prerogatives. -
reign King Charles ii
feuds with Parliament -
Delaware colony
Delaware was in the middle colonies -
New Jersey Colony
Region had been ruled by Swedish and Dutch. -
New York Colony
British proprietary colony and later royal colony -
Carolina
Carolina, named for Charles ll. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Rebellion Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. -
Reign King James ii
king of Scotland -
Pennsylvanian colony
Proprietary colony, semi-autonomous constitutional monarchy government. -
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reign king William ii
king of England, Scotland, and Ireland -
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Mary ii
Queen Mary ii, wife of king William -
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Salem Witch Trails
Series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft. -
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Tuscarora War
Tuscarora became the sixth nation of the Iroquois confederacy -
North Carolina
North Carolina officially separated from South Carolina -
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Yamasee War
In South Carolina, between native Americans and British -
Georgia
Georgia colony founded as a buffer. -
Molasses act
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which imposed a tax of six pence per gallon -
Albany Congress
a meeting of representatives sent by the legislatures of seven of the thirteen British colonies in British America -
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French and Indian War
War the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France -
Pontiac's Rebellion
loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes