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Roanoke is also known as the Lost Colony, for reasons unknown. It is believed that they left intentionally, because buildings were taken down. The only thing left behind was the word "Croatoan" carved into a post and "cro" carved into a tree. (http://totallyhistory.com/roanoke-colony/)
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Settled by the Virginia Company of England in 1607, Jamestown, Virginia and they did not prepare for the harsh climate and harder life of living in the New World. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb_colonial_jamestwn_3.html
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The Salutary Neglect is a policy avoiding the strict parliamentary rules that were meant to keep the colonies obedient to England. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1KYPA_enUS723US723&ei=RUOyW5-nNIuWsgWakbvQBg&q=salutary+neglect+meant&oq=salutary+neglect+&gs_l=psy-ab.1.2.0i131l3j0i67j0l2j0i67j0l3.1041.1041..8075...0.0..0.80.80.1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71.EYFZ0mLIEzI
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Formed by the General Assembly, was the first legislative assembly in the American colonies. https://www.google.com/search?q=house+of+burgesses&rlz=1C1KYPA_enUS723US723&oq=House+of+Bur&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l4.3826j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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First governing document of the Plymouth Colony, created by the men of Mayflower. https://www.google.com/search?q=mayflower+compact&rlz=1C1KYPA_enUS723US723&oq=mayf&aqs=chrome.1.69i59l2j69i57j0l3.4044j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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Founded by the Duke of York, it along with most or even all of the colonies was a place where all settlers had religious freedom. https://www.landofthebrave.info/new-york-colony.htm
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Settled by a group of Puritan business men fleeing from the hostile British regarding their religious views. https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h572.html
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Puritans left England because of religious persecution and also for economic reasons. http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-great-puritan-migration/
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Founded by Lord Baltimore and George Calvert and other colonists, overall founded for religious freedom. https://www.landofthebrave.info/maryland-colony.htm
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Founded by 8 noble men with a Royal Charter from King Charles II. https://www.landofthebrave.info/south-carolina-colony.htm
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Founded by Roger Williams. He promised religious and political freedoms. Religious refugees from the Massachusetts Bay Colony went to this colony. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaweb/snapshot/Rhode_Island.htm
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Started as a settlement for a puritan congregation until the Puritans and a group of indians got into a war, later called the Pequot war.
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Maryland toleration act was a law regarding Trinitarian Christians, mandating that their religion was to tolerated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Toleration_Act
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A rebellion started by Nathaniel Bacon caused by high taxes, low tobacco prices, and anger towards Sir Berkeley. https://baconsrebellionphs.weebly.com/effects-of-bacons-rebellion.html
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Founded by William Penn, colonly was reffereed to as the breadbasket colony because it grew so many crops. It was also a big producer of iron ore. https://www.landofthebrave.info/pennsylvania-colony.htm
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Accusations of witchcraft caused many to be put to death. Started with the lower classes and ended up with the governors wife. https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials
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The great awakening was a series of religious revivals in the American Colonies. Some tactics used were basically to scare someone back into the faith by making sure they know that they would be going to Hell and how terrible it would be if they didn't return back to the faith. https://www.google.com/search?q=the+great+awakening&rlz=1C1KYPA_enUS723US723&oq=the+great+awakening&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.6246j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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Started by Ben Franklin, a plan to make a unified government for all colonies. https://www.google.com/search?q=albany+plan&rlz=1C1KYPA_enUS723US723&oq=alb&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j69i59j0l4.4442j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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This war was caused by the French wanting to take Indian territory known as the Ohio Territory. https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-french-and-indian-war-causes-effects-summary.html
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The proclamation was basically a no trespassing sign, forbidding colonists to go over to the Natives land which was west of the Appalachian Mountains. https://study.com/academy/lesson/proclamation-line-of-1763-definition-lesson-quiz.html
