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