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Founding Of Jamestown
Jamestown was prospering due to John Rolf's idea to grow tobacco.thus making North America a popular place to live.It first started when three ships had some people on a ship waiting to discover the new land. -
House Of Burgess
People form England wanted to establish the first house for a legislative house. Man's majority vote. Helped establish/begin governments -
Finding Plymouth
Pilgrims first settled there in search for religious freedoms. They established a treaty with Chief Massasoit from the Patuxet.Helped begin ties with Native Americans -
Pequot War
Was between Pequot tribe and Narragansett/Mohegan Tribes and their allies the Plymouth colonists. Hundreds of the pequot people were killed or sold into slavery. This began many wars between Native Americans took the pequot centuries to regain economic power. -
Fundamental Orders Of Conneticut
A sort of constitution for Conneticut. Gave men more voting rights and built a base for the Constitiution. -
Toleration Act
First religious freedom act passed in Maryland. Helped build the base for limitations on Hate Speech. Allowed Trinitarians to worship. -
Navigation Acts
No foreign trade between England and it's colonies began basis for trade in 200 years. Mostly followed except for the smuggling of sugar and molases. -
King Philips War
Between the English and the Native Americans and their allies. This was named the first indian war. Many places were ransacked. Beginning of a greater American Identity. -
Bacon's Rebelion
First Rebellion led by bacon was against William Berkely. Took Bacon out of the trading with the Natives and left them out of the main events. This war was poorly thought of and marked the first rebelion. -
Dominian Of New England
Union in the New England part of North america, failed because people were unhappy with the amount of rights they had. New charters followed helped build a goverment. -
Salem Witch Trials
A series of prosecutions against mainly women of conducting witch craft. Hundreds were killed, imprisoned or tortured for the belief of witch craft. This was the begining of Theory and threw the whole place into Mass Hysteria. -
Great Awakening
Revival of many different religions in the area. Led to many different churches around the colonies. Extreme Religious preaching!!! -
Peter Zenger Trial
Began Freedom Of The Press movement. Peter going against the government about his salary and many other complaints. Went to jail but was also found not guilty. -
Stono Rebelion
A group of African Catholic slaves were fighting for freedom. Killed off only about 23 whites but began a movement where African slaves could not meet together.
