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This colony was an attempt to create a new colony in north America. The colony was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh even though he never got to set foot in it. This colony struggled to stay alive and had many starving people.
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This was the first English Settlement in the Americas. Located East of the Powhatan River. With in days of reaching the Americas the settlers were attacked Powhatan.
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Puritans came to America to gain religious freedom. They saw that the Plymouth Plantation worked and decided to replicate their success.
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It was the first written framework of government established in what is now the United States.
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Located on the Atlantic coast with two major cities, New York and Albany. Reason for funding was trade and profits.
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Obtained a charter from king Charles to make this trading colony along the coast. Located near modern day Boston and Salem Massachusetts.
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The Dutch established the first trading post on the Connecticut River Valley. The two major cities were Hartford and New Haven.
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Southern colony. Located on the Atlantic coast and was founded by Lord Baltimore.
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In 1635, Williams was banished to England by the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his beliefs in separation of church and state and freedom of religion.
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This was a group of elected representatives that met together. They voted to create the legislative body as the first in America.
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This act gave protection to Catholics in Maryland from the overwhelming amount of Puritans.
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Along the coast in southern America. One of the Southern colonies. Named after King Charles.
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This was an armed rebellion led by Nathanial Bacon against Governor William Berkeley. The colonists were angry at the Governor because he did not account for their safety.
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In a very Christian town young girls started to act weird with odd symptoms. Thought of as witchcraft. Many innocent people were accused and lost everything. Over 20 were killed.
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people wants to wake up their faith in God. Many sermons were preached only on law to scare people.
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Between Great Britain and France. Known as the 7 years war. Great Britain gained many territorial advances.
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This was a plan suggested by Ben Franklin to create a unified government for the 13 colonies.
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Closed colonial expansion westward. The first order to effect all 13 colonies.
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This was an intentional lack of enforcement in the colonies concerning trade.
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Founded by William Penn as a protected area for him and his Quakers. Site of the First and Second Continental Congress.
https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/pennsylvania
