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1517
Protestant Reformation
Catholic monk accused theCatholic church of corruption, his attack spread to other countries. -
House of Burgesses
First legislature in the colonies, idea of citizen-led government and American democracy. Virginia was a self governing colony. -
Mayflower
Journeyed across the Atlantic to find the Plymouth colony. 102 passengers total. -
Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement. -
English Civil War
Struggle between King Charles I and parliament. -
Massachusetts
Founded by John Winthrop to be an example for the world. -
Maryland
Proprietary colony, was granted land by King Charles to Lord Baltimore. -
Rhode Island
Different religious beliefs were tolerate. -
Connecticut
One of the New England colonies, joined the others in the rebellion against Great Britain. -
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Carolinas
S. Charles II awarded the Carolinas to his friends and was not divided until 1712. The Lord Proprietors found tobacco as their cash crop. -
New York
England took new Netherlands from the dutch and renamed it New York. -
New Jersey
Established from land between Delaware Bay and the Connecticut River. Offered generous land grants, religious freedom, and right to have a legislative assembly. -
King Phillip's War
King Phillip United neighboring Indians for a last-ditched attack. -
Pennsylvania
Was created to be a place of political and religious freedom, treated the Natives fairly, and provided an elected assembly. -
Delaware
Became a colony when Penn bought three counties South of Pennsylvania. -
New Hampshire
Became a royal colony and Maine -
Georgia
Georgia became a royal colony in 1751 and lived 2.5 million people by 1775.