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Roanoke
The Roanoke Island colony was the first English settlement in the New World and was founded by English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh. The Roanoke Colony was also known as the "Lost Colony". Many died from shortage of food and Indian attack. By 1590 when John White returned home everyone had vanished. http://theshadowlands.net/roanoke.htm -
Salutary Neglecthttps://www.britannica.com/topic/salutary-neglect
https://www.britannica.com/topic/salutary-neglect
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Jamestown
The Starving Time at Jamestown in the Colony of Virginia was a period of starvation during the winter. There were about 500 Jamestown residents at the beginning of the winter but an unfamiliar climate and lack of food caused a lot of death and by spring only 60 people were still alive. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/colonial/jamestwn/ -
The Great Migration
The Puritan migration to New England.
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Mayflower/Plymouth/Mayflower compact
The Mayflower Compact was signed by English colonists on the ship Mayflower The compact was made to prevent arguments amongst Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims who had landed at Plymouth. The Mayflower was an English ship that transported the first English Puritans, known today as the Pilgrims, from Plymouth, England to the New World. https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/homework-help/mayflower-and-mayflower-compact -
. The lands of the settlement were located in central New England in what is now MassachusettsMassachusetts. The lands of the settlement were located in central New England in what is now Massachusett Bay Colo
An English settlement. The lands of the settlement were located in central New England in what is now Massachusetts.
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Maryland The Maryland Colony was founded as a refuge for English Catholics
The Maryland Colony was founded as a refuge for English Catholics. Tobacco crop played a big role.
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Connecticut
https://connecticuthistory.org/connecticuts-oldest-english-settlement/
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Maryland Toleration Act
a law mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians. It was the second law requiring religious tolerance in the British North American colonies.
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Carolina
An English and later British colony of North America. Carolina was founded in what is now modern day North Carolina.http://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/carolina-charter-of-1663/ -
Bacon's rebellionhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baconhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org%https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon%27s_Rebellion27s_Rebellion%27s_/Bacon%27s_Rebellion
An armed rebellion in Virginia. Led by nathanial bacon.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon%27s_Rebellion -
Pennsylvaniahttps://m.info/pennsylvania-colony.htm
founded in English North America by William Penn. https://m.landofthebrave.info/pennsylvania-colony.htm -
New York
The region was exsplored by Henry Hudson.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_New_York -
Salem witch trials
The Salem Witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witch craft. Mass hysteria broke out. People who were perfectly fine were accused of being witches. http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-salem-witch-trials/ -
Great Awakening/Enlightenment
A Protestant religious revival. Swept Europe and British America.http://www.ushistory.org/us/7b.asp -
Albany Plan
http://www.constitution.org/bcp/albany.htmsas a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. -
French-Indian Warhttps://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/books/content/ilessons/51/ils_gr5b_u4_c07_l1.pdf
British and French go to war. Led by George Washington.https://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/books/content/ilessons/51/ils_gr5b_u4_c07_l1.pdf -
Proclamation of 1763
A proclamation prohibiting the extinguishment of aboriginal title in the United States without the consent of the federal government.It established the boundaries of four new colonies and their governments.https://www.google.com/amp/amp.history.com/news/remembering-the-proclamation-of-1763 -
House of Burgesses
First legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. Established by Virginia company.http://edu.lva.virginia.gov/dbva/items/show/189 -
Rhode Island
One of the original 13 colonies located on the Atlantic coast.https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/rhode-island-independence-day
