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Roanoke was founded by Governor Ralph Lane. The colony was founded in 1585 Roanoke was visited by a ship in 1590 and some colonists disappeared. Nobody knows what happened to 112-121 colonists. -
James town was the first permanent English settlement in North America. James town gave England it's foothold since Columbus sailed for Spain -
Puritans were members of religious groups movements in the 16th century. They thought the English church was too similar to the Roman church. Under siege from the crown the and church they migrated to North America -
The Mayflower is the ship that carried the pilgrims to America. The Mayflower Compact was a Document signed on the Mayflower. -
New York was an original colonies. New York was under Dutch rule until 1664. New York was the 11th state. -
Maryland was the 7th state. It lies at the center of the eastern sea board. Maryland was named I honor of Henrietta Maria the wife of King Charles. -
Rhode Island is one of the 6 New England states. It is the smallest state in the US. It is one of the most densely populated states. -
Connecticut was the state the Constitution was signed in. It was an original colony and the 5th state. Connecticut was founded by some people from the Massachusetts Bay colony. -
The house of Burgesses was the lower house of the Virginia general assembly. The crown appointed the colonial government and the Virginia governors council. -
A percent of Bacon's men were black servants. Bacon's rebellion was the first popular event in North America -
Pennsylvania is bordered by lake Eerie. Pennsylvania is called the middle Atlantic state. It is separated from New Jersey by the Delaware River. -
Parliament Granting freedom to worship nonconformists. One of the series of measures that started the Glorious Revolution in Great Britain. -
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a group of 1,000 Puritans. The colony started on 1630 and ended in 1684 -
Salem witch trials were a series of investigations caused 19 convicted witches to be hung Children were accused of witch craft, -
The great awakening was a religious revival in the British colonies. It was part of a religious Fermat they swept western Europe. -
The province of Carolina was divided into seven of eight lords Proprietors who sold their land back to the crown. In 1729 the provinces of North and South Carolina became part of the royal colonies. -
The Albany plan was a place to place the British colonies under a centralized government. Some colonies such as Connecticut and Maryland sent delegates to the to the conference which was convened by the British boar of control. -
The war started over whether or not the upper Ohio river was part of the British Empire and open for trade. Or part of the french empire. -
The proclamation of 1763 was proclaimed at the end of the French Indian War. In the centuries since the proclamation it has become one of the cornerstones in Native American History. -
Salutary Neglect was a policy of the British government the colonies were laxly enforced and under imperial supervision.