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Roanoke
A group of about 115 English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island. Later in the year, governor of the new colony, John White sailed to England to get supplies for the people in Roanoke. As soon as he arrived in England, a naval war broke out between England and Spain. When John White finally came back to Roanoke, everything was gone. There was no trace of the colony left.http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke -
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Carolina
In the 1580s, the British established two colonies in North Carolina, both of which failed. In the 1600s permanent settlers from Virginia began to move to North Carolina, and it eventually became part of a British colony known as "Carolina." https://www.sosnc.gov/kidspg/history.htm -
Jamestown
104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America. https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/a-short-history-of-jamestown.htm -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was an assembly of representatives in colonial Virginia and it was the first elective governing body in a British overseas possession. It was established by Gov. George Yeardley at Jamestown. https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-of-Burgesses -
The Great Migration
The Great Migration was a period in the 17th Century where the English puritans migrated to New England, Chesapeake, and the West Indies. http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-great-puritan-migration/ -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact, signed by 41 English colonists on the ship Mayflower on November 11, 1620, was the first written framework of government established in what is now the United States.http://www.history.com/topics/mayflower-compact -
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New York
The New York colony was one of the original 13 colonies which is located on the Atlantic Coast of North America. This was classified as one of the Middle Colonies. It was founded by the Duke of York and other colonists in Manhattan Island. https://www.landofthebrave.info/new-york-colony.htm -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritan refugees from England. It was one of the original English settlements in present-day Massachusetts. The leader of the colony was John Winthrop.https://www.britannica.com/place/Massachusetts-Bay-Colony -
Maryland
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, applied to Charles I for a royal charter for what was to become the Province of Maryland. After Calvert died in April 1632, the charter for "Maryland Colony" was granted to his son, Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, on June 20, 1632. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Maryland -
Connecticut
Connecticut was one of the original 13 colonies, classified as one of the New England colonies. It was originally founded by Thomas Hooker and other colonists at Hartford. https://www.landofthebrave.info/connecticut-colony.htm -
Rhode Island
Banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his radical views, Roger Williams purchased land from the Narragansett Indians and founded the first permanent white settlement in Providence in 1636, Rhode Island. http://www.history.com/topics/us-states/rhode-island -
Maryland Toleration Act
The Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, was a law mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians. It was passed on April 21, 1649, by the assembly of the Maryland colony, in St. Mary's City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Toleration_Act -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was a revolt against American Indians and the colonial government in the Virginia Colony over taking retaliation for alleged thefts by Native Americans. This rebellion was led by Nathaniel Bacon, in opposition to Sir William Berkeley, the Governor of Virginia. https://www.landofthebrave.info/bacons-rebellion.htm -
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Pennsylvania
On March 4, 1681, Charles II of England granted the Province of Pennsylvania to William Penn to settle a debt the king owed to Penn's father. Penn founded a proprietary colony that provided a place of religious freedom for Quakers. http://www.history.com/topics/us-states/pennsylvania -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials began when a group of young girls in Salem, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed and blamed several women of witchcraft. This quickly turned into mass hysteria, causing Salem to open a courthouse, solely to deal with cases involving witchcraft. Many innocent people were accused of witchcraft, then killed. http://www.history.com/topics/salem-witch-trials -
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Great Awakening
A powerful religious revival known as the Great Awakening occurred in the British North American colonies from the 1720s to the 1740s. The revival was a movement among Protestant Christians who were reacting to a number of religious conditions in the colonies.https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Awakening -
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Albany Plan
The Albany Plan of Union was a proposal introduced by Benjamin Franklin during the Albany congress in 1754. The goal for the plan was to establish centralized government to oversee the colonies and to shore up defense for the looming French and Indian War. However, many of the British Americans considered the plan to be very extreme, so the plan didn't go through. -
Salutary Neglect
A policy of the British government regarding its 17th and 18th century North American colonies, under which trade regulations for the colonies were not well enforced & supervision of colonial affairs was loose. This contributed to the increasing sovereignty of colonial legal and legislative institutions, leading to American freedom. https://www.britannica.com/topic/salutary-neglect -
French-Indian War
In the 1750s, Britain and France had colonies in North America. The British wanted to settle in the Ohio River Valley and to trade with the Native Americans who lived there. The French built forts to protect their trade with the Indians. George Washington led an army against the French. [http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war(http://www.timetoast.com) -
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Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Proclamation_of_1763
