Welcome to our class timeline. We will be compiling events throughout history to prepare a visual timeline to facilitate in preparing for the AP Exam.
The southern colonies were created by Great Britain, and consisted of five colonies. The colonies were South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, and Georgia.
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Jamestown was the first permanent english settlement in North America. Which cultivated tabacco and is located in the state of Virginia.
The first English Colony of Roanoke, originally consisting of 100 householders, was founded in 1585, landed in Massachusetts, under the ultimate authority of Sir Walter Raleigh. In 1584 Raleigh had been granted a patent by Queen Elizabeth I to colonize America.
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This was a policy made to avoid strict enforcement of parliamentary laws. This was used to try to keep American colonies loyal to England. It was made to force colonists to only trade with England, Scotland, and other British homeland countries
A colony, as New York, administered by a royal governor and council appointed by the British crown, and having a representative assembly elected by the people.
Powhatan, as the English called him, was the leader of the confederacy when Jamestown was settled in 1607. The Powhatan are said to have been driven N to Virginia by the Spanish and subjugated five other Virginia tribes. Mixed in with English settlers in later years, the tribe vanished in 1772.
The Virginia Company was formed with a charter from King James I in 1606. Power to appoint the Council of Virginia, Governor and other officials. It had the responsibility to provide settlers, supplies and ships for the venture. Revoked 1624.
Roger Williams was an English Protestent who was an early believer in religious freedom and the separation of state and church.
The Atlantic Slave Trade of the late 16th to 19th century created a system known as a 'triangular trading' network. Slaves were transported over the Atlantic to the Americas, where their labor created raw materials such as crops, sugar and cotton. Those materials were then transported across the Atlantic once more to the European continent, particularly Britian, and used to manufacture goods. These completed products such as cloths and weapons were taken back down to Africa, thus completing the 'triangular' shape of the trade network.
A joint Stock Company is a business entity which is owned by shareholders. One of the earliest joint-stock companies was the Virginia Company, founded in 1606 to colonize North America, and was revoked in 1624.
The House of Burgesses was the first assembly of elected representatives of English Colonists in North America.
Puritanism was a religious reform movement that was associated within the Church of England.A migration that set the religious, intellectual, and social order of New England. puritans became a major political force in England
The Northern and New England colonies began differently with the Mayflower and Jamestown. They sought to escape oppression of religious extent etc. Also see http://www.shmoop.com/colonial-new-england/summary.html
The Mayflower Compact, signed by 41 English colonists on the ship Mayflower on November 11, 1620, was the first written document of government established in the current United States. The compact was written to prevent disagreements amongst Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims who had landed at Plymouth a few days earlier.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English Puritan colony established from the charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company which later became the state of Massachusetss. The Puritans were allowed to self-govern and, though they had begun the colony to find religious freedom, they excluded settlers of all other relgious denominations.
The Charter colony is one of three classes of colonial government in which the king granted a colonial government establishing those rules. It is a written document from the sovereign power of a country that bestowed certain rights, franchises, or privileges. Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts Bay were Chart Colonies.
Harvard College is the oldest University of higher learning in the United States. It is known as the top University in the U.S. and possibly the world
Anne Hutchinson was a Purtian spiritual advisor in the Massachuets Bay Colony that was banished for her belief in free grace. Hutchinson and her followers established the Colony of Rhode Island after she was excommunicated.
Propriety colonies were British-American colonies in the New World which were given to people by the British crown. Individuals would self govern the land in return for service to the king.
The Halfway Covenant applied to the members of the Puritan colonies who were the children of church members, but who have yet to achieve grace. The halfway covenant allowed them to participate in church affairs.
New Amsterdam, the capital of New Netherland, was captured by an English squadron under Colonel Richard Nicolls. After the defeat of the Dutch, New Amsterdam had a change of name to New York; after the Duke of York who directed the capture.
Also known as Metacom's Rebellion, the King Philip's War was the was the last major effort by the Indians of southern New England to drive out the English settlers. The Indians had resented the English since the 1660's and the war ended when Metacom was captured and beheaded.
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by young Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. It was the first rebellion in the American colonies in which discontented frontiersmen took part; a similar uprising in Maryland took place later that year.
This revolution is glorious because their was no bloodshed. The event resulted in the deposition of James II and the accession of William III.
War between the English and French in North America. England and France fought for domination in North America. The war began with a three-pronged attack by the French and their Indian allies on English colonial settlements. The colonists retaliated by sending a fleet, to attack the French fort of Port Royal, Acadia, in 1690. After the capture of the port, the English prepared a combined land and sea attack on Quebec, hoping to capture French Canada. When their army of 2,000 was scattered by the French, the fleet turned back. The Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 returned Port Royal to the French.
The terror in Salem Village began in 1691 when young adolescent girls began to act strangely. These villages were extremely religious and anyone who acted any bit strange or not proper, was tried to be a witch.
The college of William and Mary is the second oldest college in the United States and was was open for the sons of colonists and Native Americans.
The Scotch Irish were usually people who had migrated from Scotland and Ireland in the 1600's. They were also know as the Ulsers. Many migrated because of financial issues throughout the country and the government systems.
Also known as the War of the Spanish Succession, Queen Anne's War was fought between Great Britain and France, in order to gain control of the North American continent. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht.
King George the III was responsible for destroying the amicability created by George the II. He attempted to reestablish a personal Stuart monarchy free from traditional constitutional restraints.He showed little interest in the American colonies. He defended parliamentary sovereignty and virtual representation which eventually led the the American Revolution
The Stono Rebellion was a slave rebellion against slave owners. A group of slaves armed themselves with guns after killing an owner of a gun shop, then they proceeded to south Florida, killing slave owners and recruiting slaves along the way. 21 whites and 44 slaves were killed in the Stono Rebellion.
Great Awakening is used to refer to several periods of religious revival in American religious history. Each of these "Great Awakenings" was characterized by widespread revivals led by evangelical Protestant ministers. It occurred between the 18th century and late 19th century.
King George’s War: King George’s War was only one of the wars that were fought between England and France but this war was different because some of it was fought in the New World. The English and French were fighting because they both wanted to dominate Europe. During the War England captured Fort Louisbourg, which then separated France. England then was able to then provide the trading routes and come in more contact with other countries. After being in contact with other countries, England returned Fort Louisbourg back to the French.
In 1751, Parliament passed the first of the Currency Acts, which prohibited the use of paper money in the New England colonies. In 1764, the second of these acts was passed, which created a tight money policy. These acts resulted in inflation. In April of 1764, the Sugar Act, a revenue-raising act, was passed, which created further discontent in the economically depressed colonies.
In an effort to try and secure the support and cooperation of the Iroquois as allies in the war against the French, representatives from 7 colonies met with 150 Iroquois Chiefs in Albany, NY. The plan was passed unanimously. However, not one provincial legislature agreed to ratify it.
The Albany Plan of Union was proposed by Benjamin Franklin. It was then adopted by the representatives of seven of the British North-American colonies. It was formed in order to place the colonies under a more centralized government.
John Marshall was chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835. Through his rulings he established the basis of judicial review, increased power of the federal government, strengthened the judicial branch, and determined the boundaries between state and federal laws.
The French and Indian War, as it was referred to in the colonies, was the beginning of open hostilities between the colonies and Gr. Britain. England and France had been building toward a conflict in America since 1689. These efforts resulted in the remarkable growth of the colonies from a population of 250,000 in 1700, to 1.25 million in 1750.
The Seven Years' War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763. It was signed by France, Spain and Great Britain. Great Britain gained maritime supremacy.
This proclamation, issued in 1763, was sent out by George III to stop the colonists from expanding west beyond the Appalachian Mountains. George III did this to prevent issues from arising between the colonists and the Indians that inhabited the west.
In the early summer of 1765, A group of shopkeepers and artisans who called themselfs as the "Loyal Nine," began to prepare to rebell against the Stamp Act, as the group grew, they bagan to call themselfs "The Sons of Libery" By the end of that year the Sons of Liberty existed in every colony.
Representatives from some colonies were sent to a meeting to oppose taxes placed by Parliament.
The Stamp Act was the first direct tax on the American colonies. The Quartering Act was an indirect tax on the Americans in reply to their arguments against the Stamp Act
Measure passed by British Parliament that allowed laws to be passed binding the colonists including the right to tax. Parliament could pass any law they saw fit affecting the British and colonists. In response to failure of stamp act.
7th president of the United States, first democratic president. War hero. Was responsible for the Trail of Tears and the Nullification crisis. Highly opposed banks.
The National Revenue Acts were passed by British Parliament in 1767 to help Britain recover from all their debt caused by the Seven Years War. They imposed taxes on bulk materials like lead, glass, tea, etc. from the colonies and therefore placing the burden of Britain's debt on the colonists' shoulders.
Vesey was a slave who bought his own freedom. He was a preacher, and he grew upset when Charstonians constantly interfered with his sermons. Vesey planned a rebellion, but it was leaked. Vesey was hanged.
The Townshend Act was an act put on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea. The act was an effort to try to increase the town revenue as a reaction to the Stamp Act.
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