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Roanoke
Roanoke is a lost colony that was founded in 1587 but under unknown circumstances went missing in 1590 when a ship visited. The colony to this day is known as the lost colony and no one knows what happened. -
Jamestown
In 1607, King James 1 established the first permanent English settlement in North America called Jamestown. 104 settlers arrived in North America to be part of this settlement. It's located North of the James River. More than half of the settlers of the new colony died from famine and disease. The Jamestown colony led to the establishment of the Virginia colony. -
Maryland
In 1607 Cecil Calvert founded Maryland, the seventh state in the U.S. Maryland's settlement is important because the colonists wanted to worship freely as Catholics and live in peace and harmony. -
House of Burgesses
The house of Burgesses was created in 1619. The House of Burgesses was the start of government and they made laws for people and colonies. The House of Burgesses originated laws. -
Mayflower compact
The Mayflower Compact is a document that showed the pilgrims rights to govern themselves and create a good colony. It was the first document to establish self government. 41 pilgrims signed a document which became the first Plymouth Colony. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was the largest English Settlement and later becomes the United States of America. People lived In Massachusetts for ten thousand years before it was colonized by English. John Cotton was a spokesman for the laws of Massachusetts Bay and took a huge roll in it. -
Rhode Island
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island in 1635. Rhode Island is a big part of history for its revolution and independence. Rhode Island was against the first colonies to resist British rule. -
Maryland Toleration Act
George Calvert created the Maryland Toleration Act in 1649. This act allowed religious freedom of Christian Settlers. This made it illegal to prevent Christians from practicing their religion. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion fought for one year from 1667 to 1677. Nathaniel Bacon was against William Berkeley after he declined Bacon's request to get Native American Indians out of Virginia. -
Salutary Neglect
Robert Walpole started Salutary Neglect in 1689. They did not enforce laws with the colonies. The point was to slow down strict laws, specifically trade laws. The British government took a smaller roll in governing American colonies. -
Salem witch trials
In 1692, a group of girls claimed to be possessed by the devil. The Salem witch trials are an example of injustice in American history. This took the lives of innocent people and this partially took place because the town lived under some kind of suspicion. -
Great Awakening/ Enlightenment
Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield and others started the Great Awakening. The Great Awakening was when religious devotion was revived. People were encouraged to connect with God. The Great Awakening was the first time African Americans took part in Christianity. The first Great Awakening helped with Independence and Constitution. -
Albany Plan
The Albany Plan created by Benjamin Franklin was a failed attempt to place British North American colonies under a better government. It failed because it was rejected by British and american colonies. They thought it wasn't necessary. -
French-Indian War
The French-Indian war started in 1754 and ended in 1763. This war took place to see who would take control of North America. The British won and took Canada from France and Florida from Spain. -
Proclamation of 1763
King George the third created the Proclamation of 1763. The main cause for the Proclamation of 1763 was cause the British government didn’t wast American Colonists creating a fight with the French and Native Americans at the Appalachian Mountains. -
New York
Peter Minuit founded New York in 1776. New York was a part of the American Revolution and subsequent war. New York also became the first national capital with the new Constitution. -
Pennsylvania
William Penn founded Pennsylvania in 1786. One of the important event was the Battle of Gettysburg. Pennsylvania got a new constitution that’s been said as the most democratic in America. -
Carolina
King Charles 2 founded Carolina in 1787. Carolina is known for the cash crops they exported. -
Connecticut
Connecticut became a state in 1788. Thomas Hooker founded Connecticut in 1788. Connecticut played a roll in the American Revolution. -
The Great Migration
The Great Migration started in 1910 and ended in 1970. The Great Migration is the movement of African Americans to northern and mid-western cities.They moved due to the poor living conditions and Jim Crow Laws.