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After the defeat of the Spanish Armada 

in 1588, the British were able to begin 

colonizing the New World. The first 

attempt to start a colony was Roanoke, 

but it ended in failure.The colonists who 

were left there disappeared without a 

trace.

English noblemen wrote the 

Magna Carta to limit the King's 

powers and to protect their 

basic rights or privileges. It 

started the idea of unalienable 

rights later in the world.  

Jamestown was the first 

successful colony in the 

Americas. It survived off of 

tobacco, a cash crop 

created by John Rolfe to 

save the colony.

In the Proclamation of 1763 

declared that the people couldn't 

settle past the Appalachian 

Mountains because that was known 

as Native American land However, if 

you were a licensed fur trader you 

were allowed in this area. The 

colonists ignored this proclamation 

and created conflicts with the 

Native Americans.

the Sugar Act was a tax passed 

on sugar and molasses in the 

colonies. It was passed to help 

pay debt for the Sevens Years 

War and the French and Indian 

War. It was also a use of 

mercantilism.

Shortly before the Quartering Act 

was passed the British government 

passed the Stamp Act which placed 

taxes on all documents and printed 

goods. When the person payed for 

the tax they received a stamp or 

seal on their good. Most colonists 

protested this act by not paying for 

the tax. 

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