Colonial America timeline.

In 1587, a small colony was founded of an island of the coast of North America. Roanoke is the first permanent English colony. John White left England in search of resources and once he returned, his family was gone. They could not find the missing colonists and unfortunately, a storm was approaching that forced them back to England. A tree carving was found near Croatoan Island and many think that is where the lost colonists settled. https://www.britannica.com/story/the-lost-colony-of-roanoke

On May 14, 1607 a group of 100 members called the Virginia Company founded the first permanent English colony in North America. Jamestown almost failed due to disease, harsh winter and conflict with Native Americans. Settlers were about to quit and become another failed colony. But, tobacco came to save the day and provided a profitable export. Indentured servants signed a contract to work on tobacco fields, in return getting supplies
https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/jamestown

The Salutary Neglect was a policy for non-enforcement of trade rules passed by the British. The Prime minister believed the American colonies should be left alone to export and import goods as they please. He believed their should be some kind of laws regulating the trade routes and goods. The Salutary Neglect was a necessary way to create economic opportunities for those who are afraid of the royal taking over.
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The House of Burgesses is a representative assembly in Virginia. It was founded by George Yeardley in Jamestown. It included the governor and a council. The council was appointed but the Virginia Company. The House of Burgesses granted supplies and originated laws. The governor and council could then veto the law as well as the King and House of Lords. This system stayed in place until the American Revolution.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-of-Burgesses

The Mayflower was an ship that transported 102 passengers from Plymouth to the new world. The passengers were hoping to start new life and worship as they wish. The Mayflower Contract was made so the pilgrims had a set of laws to follow. The pilgrims could now better govern themselves with these laws in place. Now the colonist could create one society and work together. https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/mayflower
https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/mayflower-compact

The Great Migration is a period where puritans moved to New England. The puritans left England in search of religious freedom. The religious climate was very hostile and unfriendly. They traveled on the Mayflower and settled in Plymouth. There were two different types of puritans, separatists and non separatists. The separatists felt the church was too corrupt. The non separatists wanted to keep the Church of England the same.
https://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-great-puritan-migration/

The Dutch first settled in 1624. 2 years later, they established New Amsterdam on the Manhattan Island. In 1664, the English took over and renamed the area New York. New York is apart of the 13 colonies therefore, played a big role in the American Revolution. New York was big on trading and stocks due to the ports.
https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/new-york#:~:text=New%20York.%20Contents.%20The%20Dutch%20first%20settled%20along,of%20the%20area%20and%20renamed%20it%20New%20York.

Massachusetts Bay colony was one of the original English colonies in present day Massachusetts. The bay obtained King Charles I, who helped enforce trade along the bay and different surrounding rivers. The Puritans established a theocratic government. The leaders wanted to stop prevent the independence of religious views. They formed a new charter in 1691 that merged the Plymouth Colony and Maine together to the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Massachusetts-Bay-Colony

The first settlement in Maryland was a group of Catholic and protestant settlers. They settled in St. Clements Island. Religious conflicts was very strong at this time. In 1649, the governor of Maryland passed an act that ensured religious freedom and liberty for all who believed in Jesus. Sadly, the act was repealed by the Puritans. Many Catholics migrated elsewhere due to this.
History.com - the settlement of Maryland

Connecticut was founded by Thomas Hooker for puritans seeking new land. The fundamental orders of Connecticut was the first constitution in America. The first trading post was along the Connecticut Valley river where present day Hartford is. In the 1630s the population expanded dramatically. 1636 started the Pequot War was fought between Connecticut settle3rs and Pequot people. By 1669, their were 21 towns on the Connecticut River.
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In 1636, Roger Williams went to Rhode island because he did not want to get sent back to England. He went to Rhode Island for protection and and place to settle. The first permeant settlement was in Providence. Others followed in the years after including Anne Hutchinson and many others.
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The act was made to ensure religions freedom for Christian settlers. The act made blasphemy of God, Mary and the Holy Trinity a crime. It instructed people to respect others religions and honor the Sabbath. The Roman Catholics sometimes interrupted the law. This law comes first to American in the law to refer to the "free exercise" law. Now, it is compared to the first amendment, freedom of speech and to practice religion.
The First Amendment Encyclopedia - Maryland Toleration Act

In 1663, King Charles settled in Carolina helped by eight supporters land. The Carolinas were an easy trade route to the West Indies and had good soil for growing crops, for example, indigo, rice, and tobacco. In 1720, African Americans were outnumbered European settlers in the Carolinas 2:1 because of cash crops and their labor. Later, in 1729, Carolina became a royal colony and became North and South Carolina.
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The Bacon Rebellion started in Jamestown by Nathaniel Bacon. He was fed up with the governor, William Berkeley. The got a group of people and decided to rebel against him. The rebellions hide in the woods and waited for Berkeley's militia. But sadly, Bacon died and the militia defeated Bacon's people. We look back at this today and say it was a tussle for land and an effort to drive Native Americans off their land.
https://www.history.com/news/bacons-rebellion-jamestown-colonial-america

In 1681, King Charles granted William Penn a charter to explore Pennsylvania. Penn called this colony a "new experiment". The new experiment meant it was a place without a landowning aristocracy. In the 1660s, Penn became a Quaker and his colony soon became a safe place for the Quakers. Quakers were also known as "The Society of Friends" was established in 1668. Quakers were made fun of for their clothing and speeches. They were also persecuted for their rituals and anti-war beliefs.
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A group of young girls in Salem claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused people of witch craft. People were convicted and hung for being witches. Over 150 total people were accused in several months. Finally, the hysteria began to deny that these people were actually witches and turned against the trials. They apologized to those who were accused and granted indemnities to the families of those who passed.
https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials

The Great Awakening was a religions revival that impacted the English colonies in the Americas. Christian leaders traveled from town to town, preaching about the gospel. Historians believed the Great Awakening had a lasting effect on Christian dominations. The Enlightenment period was around 1685, it was a period with new ideas such as science, math, law and more. It gave the 19th century romanticism.
https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/great-awakening

The Albany Plan was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. Seven representatives adopted this plan during a large meeting known as the Albany Congress. It seemed like most people were on board with the one government idea. But in the end, It was never actually carried out. It was the first important idea to conceive the colonies they should all be united under one government.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/albany-plan

The French and Indian War is also known as the Seven Years' war. The war was between Britain and France. France expanded into the Ohio river valley and brought lots of conflict and made Britain mad. This resulted in lots of battles until finally in 1756 the war started. Britain won and was granted land in Canada from France and Florida from Spain.
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/french-and-indian-war

The Proclamation of 1763 was given to the British at the end of the French and Indian War. It was made to appease Native Americans by encroachment of European settlers. It sets a boundary line between British colonies on the Atlantic coast and American Indian lands west of the Appalachians. It prevents private citizens from sharing land and making agreements with the natives. Although many colonists did not abide by this and expanded westward anyway.
history.com Proclamation of 1763