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Roanoke, Virginia, settled in 1580
"The Lost Colony"
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first permanent English settlement; settled in 1607
Jamestown, Virginia
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in Massachusetts, settled by Pilgrims in 1620
Plymouth Colony
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first historic covenant in America
Mayflower Compact
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founder of Rhode Island which was known for religious tolerance
Roger Williams
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resident of Boston, put on trial and banished from Massachusetts for being a woman preacher unwilling to submit to church or civil government
Anne Hutchinson
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war between colonists and the Wampanoag federation; was the bloodiest per capita war in American history. Indian federation was led by Metacom (nicknamed King Philip by the English because of his haughty manners), son of Massasoit
King Philip's War
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founder of Methodism which began around 1739
John Wesley
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powerful preacher of the Great Awakening (Englishman)
George Whitefield
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religious revival of 1737-1750
Great Awakening
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Massachusetts pastor who was key figure in Great Awakening, died due to experimental smallpox vaccine
Jonathan Edwards
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