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Roanoke
Roanoke was an island of NC coast where English settlers arrived in 1589. John White went back to England to get more supplies. Because the Spanish armada was attacking England at the time, all the ships were being used so John could not get back to his colony. after 3 long years White went back to his colony only to find that they were all gone. The only hint he had was the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree. Link text -
Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America. The first 2 years were rough and they barely survived. In 1610 more supplies came and they started booming. Their first profitable export was tobacco. Link text -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first place in America where legislature was held. It was in Jamestown Virginia and they were discussing the minimum price for their tobacco. Link text -
Great Puritan Migration
The Great Puritan Migration marks the period of time when Puritans migrated from England to North America to escape the corruption of the church in England. Link text -
Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
The mayflower was a ship that sailed from England to the coast of North America. The ship was lead by William Bradford. They landed in Plymouth and settled. While on their way, they made a compact called the Mayflower compact. It says "those who don't work, don't eat." Link text -
New York
New York was one of the 13 colonies that was established in 1626 by Peter Minuit. It later became the states of New York and Vermont. Link text -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The MBC governed by John Winthrop, was a colony settled by Puritans and pilgrims, most were Calvinists. If you were not a part of the religion (a dissenter) you were usually kicked out. Link text -
Maryland
Maryland was a Southern colony. It was founded by Lord Baltimore and others in 1633. Their main industry was manufacturing Their major city was Baltimore. Link text -
Connecticut
Connecticut was a colony founded by Thomas Hooker in 1636. Their major industry was agriculture. Link text -
Rhode Island
Rhode Island was an New England colony founded by Roger Williams. Their major industry was agriculture. Their major city was Providence. Link text -
Maryland Toleration Act
The Maryland Toleration Act was an act passed in the colony of Maryland on April 24th to ensure that Christians who believed in the Trinity would not be harmed, harrassed or embarrassed in any way. Link text -
Carolina
The Carolinas were a Southern colony. It was founded by English Colonists 1663. They were a royal colony. Their major city was Charleston. Link text -
Bacon's Rebellion
In the 1670s, Virginia farmers and frontiersmen got mad at governor William Berkeley because he restricted rights to vote, made higher taxes and made tobacco prices low. In 1676 Nathaniel Bacon gathered a small army and attacked Jamestown threatening to torch it. The same year Bacon died of dysentery and the rebellion died down. Link text -
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was a colony founded by William Penn in 1682. Their major city was Philadelphia. It was a colony of much religious freedom. Had lots of Quakers. Link text -
Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect was a British trade policy that the colonists took advantage of it to boost their trade profits. It included Triangular trade pictured in the map. Link text -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem witch trials, held from spring to fall of 1692, were trials of innocent people that were accused as witches. The people confessed that they were witches and called out others to save their own lives. Many people were falsely accused and killed. It all ended at the end of fall when people saw how little evidence there was and how people were actually dying because of it. Link text -
Great Awakening/Enlightment
The Great Awakening was a period of time when people were re woke to the teachings of God. They realized with the help of Jonathon Edwards that they would go to hell if they didn't start repenting, going to church and reading their Bible again. They were re enlightened to the teachings of God. Link text -
French-Indian War
The French-Indian war, also known as the 7 years war was a fight between France and Great Britain. They were fighting over land in North America. The war ended with the treaty of Paris. Great Britain gained lots of land. Link text -
Albany Plan
The Albany plan was a plan created to get the colonies under a controlled government. The plan was accepted on July 10, 1754. Unfortunately the plan did not succeed. It did, however, set a model for future attempts. Link text -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 said that all lands west of the Appalachian are off limit to settlers. This proclamation was issued by George III because Native Americans were being hostile. Link text
