Colonial America

By Virrumel001

  • The Founding of Jamestown

    Description: It was the first permanent English settlement in Virginia, created out of greed.
    Significance: It set foundations for current US heritage and tradition.

  • Creation of the House of Burgesses

    Description: They were a legislature elected by the people of Virginia.
    Significance: They were the first type of government elected by the people for the people.

  • The Founding of Plymouth

    Description: People from a English Seperatist Church went to North America and built a colony
    Significance: It started the trend to start colonies and showed they could get religious freedom in the new world.

  • The Pequot War

    Description: It was a war between the Pequot tribe and an alliance of English colonies.
    Significance: It was the first major war the crippled the Pequot tribe.

  • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

    Description: It was a partial constitution for the colony of Connecticut.
    Significance: It was the first written constituion in the west.

  • Toleration Act of 1649

    Description: It was an act the allowed for the religion for Trinitarian Christians.
    Significance: It show religous tolerance starting to show up in law.

  • Navigations Act

    Description: It restricted the use of foreign shipping between the colonies and England.
    Significance: It was the start of all the restrictions being set up by England.

  • King Philip's War

    Description: It was an war lead by King Phillip against Natives in present day New-England.
    Significance: It showed how crippling the Native could be.

  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Description: It was a rebellion by the Viginia settlers against the governer of them.
    Siginifcance: It was the first rebellion in American History by Eurpeoan settlers.

  • Dominion of New England

    Description: It was a Domnion established in the area of new englad that failed.
    Significance: It showed how much power ghe settlers had.

  • Salem Witch Trails

    Desctription: It was aseries of prosecutions of witchcraft
    Significance: It showed how mass hysteria affects people.
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    The Great Awakening

    Description: A fime of relligious change among the Natives
    Significance: Showed how Eurpeoans affected Natives

  • Peter Zenger Trail

    Description: Peter Zenger was accused of writing stories against the Goverenment.
    Signifcance: It started the idea of freedom of press

  • The Stono Rebellion

    Description:Rebellion from slaves
    Significance:Showed early anti-slavery movments.