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1st permanent British settlement in North America (Name, date)
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Jamestown, 1607
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First Representative assembly (name, date)
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Virginia House of Burgesses, 1619
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Separatist Colony (name, date)
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Plymouth, 1620
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Puritan Colony (name, date, founder, event name associated with its establishment)
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Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630, John Winthrop, the Great Migration
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Colonies established for (complete) religious tolerance (there are two specific names that later become cities, and they are in the same state)
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Portsmouth and Providence, Rhode Island; Providence established by Roger Williams in 1636, Portsmouth established by Anne Hutchinsen and some other dissenters; emphasis on complete religious tolerance (including non-Christians)
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First written constitution (name, date)
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1639
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Maryland statute regarding religion (name, date)
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Act of Toleration, 1649 (remember that this religious toleration did not extend to non-Christians)
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Series of raids against Indians on the Virginia frontier (name, date, significance)
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Bacon's Rebellion, 1676; showed the sharp class differences of the time, as well as colonial resistance to royal control
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Religious movement that caused a major division within churches (name, general time frame of when it was strongest, some important characters, results of movement)
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The First Great Awakening, 1730s-1740s; Two important preachers: Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield; separation between "New" and "Old Lights"; Baptists and Methodists gain popularity
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Albany Plan (date, description, significance)
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1754; Plan for an intercolonial government (in response to problems arising during French and Indian War), delegates met in Albany NY. The Plan did not pass, but set a precedent for future congresses
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French and Indian War (time frame, description, significance)
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1754-1763, part of the Seven Years War fought in Europe and North America. The war established Great Britain as THE major power in North America, and also changed the relationship between colonies and England; ended the idea of salutary neglect, and the cost of war would be partially be placed on the colonies. The Proclamation of 1763 was also signed due to the end of the war, and prevented settlement west of the Appalachians, further angering the colonies.
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Sugar Act (date)
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1764
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Quartering Act (date, description)
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1765, called for the colonies to provide food and places to stay for British soldiers
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Stamp Act (date, description)
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1765, it was the first direct tax, and made people buy stamps for paper products
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Declaratory Act (date, description: include a term associated with this Act)
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1766; Mainly a "saving-face" gesture after the repealing of certain Acts, it re-emphasized the concept of "virtual representation," and told the colonies that Britain had absolute authority
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