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Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand(Monarchs of Spain) give Columbus 3 smalls ships to find India. Columbus wound up in North America. The Spoils made Spain very powerful during this time.
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First permanent European Settlement
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Set out June of 1583, his ship disappeared in September...Gilbert failed to find a Northern route to pacific, and he also died.
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Founded by Sir Walter Raleigh.
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John White becomes the governor of Roanoke. He leaves to England for supplies. When returning 3 years later, because of the Spanish Armada, everyone is gone.
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100 men settle, but it failed within the year. Started by the Plymouth Company, a Joint-Stock Company that was established 1606
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Most settlers were treasure hunters. Hardly no farmers(depended on natives), suffered from starvation and internal conflicts(as well as Indian conflicts)
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King Granted North Carolina
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First French colony, became a cast fur-trading enterprise for the French. Setup horrible Indian wars
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Documented Jamestown's first year of being in North America. First president of Jamestown. Pochonta.
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First attempt to sell tobacco from Virigina failed because it was no good to the English. It needed to be sweet. John Rolfe makes it sweeter, and Virginia becomes profitable.
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Women arrive, Africans arrive(as indentured servants), House of Burgesses established
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Plymouth is founded by Separatists. 100 men and women came to North America. Traveled to Plymouth rock between September and December.
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First constitution in North America. Sets up structure to create laws. Grants religious freedom
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Opechancanough, Chief after Powhatan(Father of Pocahontas), led an attack against Jamestown
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First permanent Dutch settlement, founded by Henry Hudson. Dutch were late to American Exploration because they were fighting for independence from Spain. Threatened by England
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Jamestown becomes a Royal colony
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After James I dies. Hated Puritans. Thought that whoever brought innovations to religion was a enemy of the kingdom.
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Founded by Sir George Calvert(Lord Baltimore). Settlers bought land from Native Americans
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Granted to John Mason. First Planned colony. Planned to be a fishing colony.
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Thomas Hooker founded in 1636, later became a colony. Disagreed with Massachusetts Bay. Claimed "Government should be based on the consent of the governered."
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Massachusetts Bay is founded by Puritans. Body of Liberties contained a list of 100 liberties. Precursor to General Laws of Massachusetts and State Constitution.
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Puritans wanted to reduce influence of ritual and hierarchy
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Founded by Peter Stuyvesant. Had problems with Native Americans
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Establishes the Civil and Criminal laws until 1800's in Massachusetts. Notable for Due Process
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Symbolic act. Prevent protestants
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Directed towards the Dutch. King was unable to enforce it though.
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Example: Virginia had to send its tobacco to England first before shipping it elsewhere. They weren't able to ship products directly to somewhere.
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Everything except Wine, Horses, and Salt
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"All Negroes or other slaves hereafter imported into province shall server for life as should their children."
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Originally New Netherlands. King grants New Netherlands to his Brother. Brother is the Duke of York. Took the land by force. Dutch were caught off guard, they then become English citizens.
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Tax on good from one colony to another
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Virginia - Many poor people, small group of elites. Thomas Matthews traded with Dog Tribe. Matthews short changes the Dog Tribe. In turn, Dog Tribe steals a pig. Nathaniel Bacon establishes a Militia to prevent another King Phlips war. Bacon was sent to jail, then set free. Sets Jamestown on fire.
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Started by Metacom, didn't like English. Between English and Native Americans. Bloody war. United colonies of New England.
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Founded by William Penn
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Granted to 8 Proprietors. John Locke created constitution: Religious Freedom, Voting(low property requirements), Rejected by most people. Carolina was later divided in 1712.
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Charles II didn't have any sons
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James Scott is the First Duke of Monmouth. Claims to be the illegitimate son of Charles II. Attempts to overthrow James II. Monmouth's Army is defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor. All of James Scott's followers are deported to the new world
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Failed idea to unite all the New England Colonies. Intended to tighten their control on the colonies. Needed to make more money. Colonies did not want to get rid of their charters
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Part of Glorious Revolution
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Started as a bloodless coup to overthrow King James II. Wanted to remove divine right. Established English Bill of Rights. Inspires North American Constitution
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Part of the Glorious Revolution
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Massachusetts asks the new King to re-establish their charter. King creates a new charter, and Massachusetts becomes a Royal Colony
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Slaves accused of committing a capital crime prohibited from asserting right to trial by jury or right to appeal a conviction
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Betty and Abigail are having fits, father calls doctor, doctor says they're bewitched.
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Charter allowed 3 most southern colonies to create their own assembly.
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- All slaves are now slaves for life
- Servants and slaves cannot trade with one another
- Slave marriages are banned
- Masters were allowed sexual relations with slaves
- Mistresses of house were not allowed sexual relations with other slaves