... conflict to avoid persecution by the King and begin a government in which they could have a voice. 5. Adventurers: - Many of the more wealthy English citizens desired to come to American to explore. The Thirteen Colonies I. Virginia - In 1606, James I the King of England grants permission to The London Company to start a colony in Virginia. II. Plymouth - In 1606 a group of Separatists ... from the queen. Leonard Calvert, Cecil's brother, brought the settlers over. - In 1649 the Toleration Act was passed, allowing people of other religions to reside in Maryland. - In 1763 there was a bord...

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... control of North America in what Americans call the French and Indian War (1754-1763). England won the war and got control of Canada, as well as keeping control of all the English colonies. By this time, the English colonies numbered 13. They were Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New ... families together on the plantations. But their main motivation was to make the good money that was available in the new American market. The New England Colonies were largely farming and fishing communities. The people made their own clothes and shoes. They grew much of their ow...

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... events had occurred. But perhaps the most important was the arrival of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts, 1620. The Pilgrim's arrival changed the Native American's way of life completely. The Native Americans seldom had encounters with the Europeans, and they were mainly unpleasant ones. When Europeans came, they ... The breakdown had been influenced by many factors such as the many different ward, the death of the peacemakers, and further expansion of the colonies. The Pequot War, Paxton Boys, King Phillip's War, Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the Wessagusset Colony are all included too. One ...

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