Geography
The Middle Colonies
The New England Colonies
The Southern Colonies
Growth of Democracy
The Enlightenment
100

The Triangular Trade traversed this ocean

Atlantic Ocean

100

Seeking a safe place of refuge where people could escape religious persecution, this Englishman was granted a charter in 1681 to create a new colony - this new colony would eventually become Pennsylvania

William Penn

100

After leaving England for the Netherlands in 1608 to escape religious persecution, this Separatist group later made their way to North America in 1620 aboard the Mayflower and created Plymouth Colony

The Pilgrims

100

Established on May 15, 1607, it would become the first permanent English settlement in North America

Jamestown

100

Established in Virginia in 1619, it granted some colonists the right to participate in their local government

Virginia House of Burgesses

100

The roots of the Enlightenment can be traced back to the 1600s when numerous scientific discoveries were made in what’s now known as this Revolution

Scientific Revolution

200

French explorer Robert de La Salle followed the Mississippi River all the way south to where it flows into this major body of water

Gulf of Mexico

200

In 1647, Peter Stuyvesant, a Dutchman, became the leader of this important colonial settlement overseeing numerous infrastructure projects such as a protective wall and the construction of a canal - the settlement would later be renamed New York

New Amsterdam

200

In the 1630s, several ships set sail from England carrying Puritan colonists looking to escape religious persecution - upon reaching the New World, they created this New England colony

Massachusetts Bay Colony

200

Jamestown is in this present-day state

Virginia

200

This was enacted by the British Parliament in 1689 and it removed King James II from power and reduced the power of the monarchy -  while simultaneously increasing the power of Parliament itself

English Bill of Rights

200

When it came to economic thought and philosophy, no other figure is as significant as this individual – who published his most famous work ‘The Wealth of Nations’ in 1776

Adam Smith

300

The French established numerous settlements and trading posts, such as Quebec, all up and down this major river

Saint Lawrence River

300

In 1626, this Dutchman purchased Manhattan Island from local Native Americans for $24

Peter Minuit

300

After the Pilgrims has a successful autumn harvest in 1621, they invited nearly 100 Native Americans to celebrate with them in what would become known as this

The First Thanksgiving

300

In 1732, King George II granted a charter to James Oglethorpe to establish this new colony, which would be located between South Carolina and the Spanish colony of Florida

Georgia

300

Upon its passing in the Maryland colonial assembly in 1649, it became the first law in the English colonies to support religious tolerance

Toleration Act of 1649

300

This English philosopher and physician, who believed that people had natural rights such as equality and liberty, would have a heavy influence on later Enlightenment thinkers

John Locke

400

In 1620, the Pilgrims made landfall at this landmark, which is located in the present-day state of Massachusetts 

Plymouth Rock

400

Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, and this other colony are collectively known as the Middle Colonies

New Jersey

400

Forced by Puritan leaders to leave Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636, Roger Williams and his followers traveled a short distance south and established the settlement of Providence, in what would later become this colony

Rhode Island

400

After indentured servants weren’t given what was promised them in their contracts with plantation owners, many of them banded together in 1676 and set Jamestown ablaze in a violent outbreak now known as this Rebellion

Bacon’s Rebellion

400

Upon founding the colony of Connecticut in 1639, Thomas Hooker put together a set of principles that he felt would ensure Connecticut have a more democratic form of government – this set of principles would become known as this

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

400

An accomplished and well-respected inventor, scientist, politician, statesman, and diplomat, he was a prominent Enlightenment thinker and would also have a tremendous impact during the American Revolution and in the creation of our government

Benjamin Franklin

500

English and French colonists disputed over land in what's known as this region - the dispute culminated in the outbreak of the French & Indian War

Ohio River Valley

500

Known today as The Society of Friends, this group of Christians arose in England during the mid-1600s - among them, was William Penn

Quakers

500

During the early 1690s, those accused of something were considered guilty until proven innocent - this was the case for 19 unfortunate women who were put to death for being accused of witchcraft in what’s now known as these trials

Salem Witch Trials

500

John Rolfe brought seeds with him from the West Indies to Jamestown in 1610 to grow this cash crop – the climate and soil of Jamestown would prove to be ideal and the crop flourished

Tobacco

500

This historic document is significant because it represents one of the first attempts in the English colonies at self-government – it was signed by 41 men on November 21, 1620, while aboard the Mayflower

Mayflower Compact

500

Enlightenment thinkers focused on the idea that logic and this could be used to improve society and government

Reason