Colonial Gothic: Gazetteer
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Written by Graeme Davis, this book is your guide to the Thirteen Colonies. Filled with maps, adventure hooks, and other information, this book picks up were Colonial Gothic Revised left off, and begins exploring the world of Colonial Gothic.
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Colonial Gothic: Gazetteer
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Graeme Davis
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Colonial Gothic: Gazetteer
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Introduction
This book presents expanded information on the Thirteen Colonies as they were in the middle of 1775, with trouble brewing in Boston.
Chapter 1 gives a brief overview of the history of the North American colonies, from 16th-century exploration, through the founding of the first colonies in the 17th century, to the tensions that grew throughout the 18th century.
Chapters 2-14 cover each colony in turn, giving:
A timeline of events;
A list of major towns, economic activities, and governors in office in 1775;
Notes on geography, society, and politics;
Brief descriptions of major towns and other locations of interests;
Local mysteries to inspire Colonial Gothic adventures;
Maps of select locations.
Chapter 15 gives brief information on the Native American peoples of the eastern seaboard and the effects colonization has had on them.
Chapter 16 is a ready-to-play adventure set during the siege of Boston in 1775.
Appendix I is a glossary of terms, including Native American words, colonial slang, and other words that may be unfamiliar to the modern reader.
Appendix II is a short bibliography listing sources of more detailed information.
How to Use this Book
This book is designed as a starting-point for the GM who wants to know more about the Thirteen Colonies in general, or any of them in particular. The information it presents covers the basics but is necessarily brief for reasons of space, and the bibliography provides leads to more detailed information.
The adventure A Surprise for General Gage includes maps of the siege of Boston and of a typical British fort of the period. It also provides a start for the Flames of Freedom campaign, which will be continued in future volumes from Rogue Games. These and other titles will provide more detailed maps and other information on key cities and other locations.
Chapter 1: History
This chapter gives a brief overview of the history of the Thirteen Colonies up to 1775. Readers who want more detailed information should refer to the bibliography.
Early English and Dutch Colonization
After false starts at Roanoke and Popham, settlers established the Virginia colony Jamestown in 1607 and the Massachusetts Bay colony at Plymouth in 1620. Meanwhile, the Dutch established a series of trading posts on the Hudson and Delaware Rivers, forming the basis of the New Netherland colony.
The Virginia Companies of London and Plymouth
Virginia and New England
The name Virginia initially applied to all English colonies in North America. It may have been suggested by Sir Walter Raleigh or by Elizabeth I herself, referring to her (historically questionable) status as the Virgin Queen, although it has been suggested that the name derives from a native phrase, Wingandacoa,
or name, Wingina.
New England was coined by John Smith (formerly of the Jamestown colony), who explored the coasts of Massachusetts Bay and Maine in 1614.
When King James I founded the Virginia Companies in 1606, he granted them overlapping territories. The London company was chartered to establish colonies between the 34th and 41st parallels (roughly from Cape Fear to Long Island sound), while the Plymouth company was allotted the territory between the 38th and 45th parallels (roughly from the northern part of the Chesapeake Bay to the current US-Canada border).
The failed Roanoke colony had been a private venture by Sir Walter Raleigh. The first settlement that thrived in Virgina was the Jamestown settlement, founded by the London Company in 1607. The same year, the Plymouth Company founded the Popham colony in present-day Maine, but it was abandoned in 1608. In 1620, the passengers of the Mayflower founded the Plymouth colony.
Colonial Expansion
New England
The Massachusetts Bay colony grew rapidly. Within a few years, Massachusetts included the Province of Maine (which it held until 1820). English settlers were soon established in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Vermont was a frontier territory between British and French colonies, but it was never a colony in its own right.
The Dominion of New England, 1686-1689
The Dominion of New England in America was established by James II to help co-ordinate defense against French and native enemies. It incorporated the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Plymouth Colony, the Province of New Hampshire, the Province of Maine, the Connecticut Colony, Rhode Island, New York, East Jersey, and West Jersey. The capital was in Boston, but New York and New Jersey were under a lieutenant governor in New York City. When James II was deposed by William I (see The Glorious Revolution below), the Dominion splintered.
The Middle Colonies
New Sweden, 1638-1655
New Sweden sought to exploit the fur trade along the Delaware river. It was incorporated into New Netherland in 1655, but the Swedes, Finns, and Germans of the colony enjoyed a degree of local autonomy until the area was included in William Penn’s charter for Pennsylvania in 1682.
New Netherland
New Netherland's population grew rapidly, and was focused on trade (especially the fur trade). In 1674, New Netherland was ceded to Britain and became New York, New Jersey, and parts of Delaware and Connecticut.
Pennsylvania and Delaware
Founded by English Quaker William Penn in 1681, Pennsylvania started as a grant of land from King Charles II in repayment of a debt. Penn leased the three lower counties on the Delaware
to give Pennsylvania access to the sea, but Delaware became a colony in its own right in 1704.
The Southern Colonies
Maryland
Maryland was founded in 1634 by Lord Baltimore as a refuge for Catholics, who were outlawed or persecuted in most of the colonies. After disputes with Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, Maryland's borders were established by the Mason-Dixon line, laid out between 1763 and 1767.
The Carolinas
Founded in 1663, the Carolinas were originally a single colony. However, distance and geographical differences led to the two halves of Carolina operating independently of one another, and South Carolina was officially established in 1729.
Georgia
King George established Georgia in 1732 out of lands previously claimed by South Carolina. It was intended to form a buffer against Spanish Florida and French Louisiana to the south and west.
Local Conflicts
Conflict with the native population had its roots in land disputes, attempts at religious conversion, and the series of smallpox outbreaks that decimated the native population of the northeast following the colonists' arrival. The following table summarizes the main conflicts of the colonial era.
Dates Name Location
1609 – 1613 First Anglo–Powhatan War Virginia
1622 Jamestown Massacre Virginia
1634-1638 Pequot War New England
1643 – 1645 Kieft's War New Netherland
1644 – 1646 Second Anglo–Powhatan War Virginia
1659 – 1660 First Esopus War New Netherland
1663 Second Esopus War New Netherland
1675 – 1676 King Philip's War New England
1711 – 1715 Tuscarora War North Carolina
1715 – 1717 Yamasee War South Carolina
1722 – 1727 Dummer's War Maine
1758 – 1761 Cherokee War Georgia
1763 Pontiac's Rebellion Great Lakes region
1773 – 1774 Lord Dunmore's War Ohio Territory
External Wars
During the colonial period the nations of Europe were at war more often than they were at peace, and the North American colonies were inevitably dragged into these conflicts. The following is a brief description of the effects these distant wars had on the Thirteen Colonies.
The English Civil War, 1641-1651
The English Civil War split the country was between the Royalists (also known as Cavaliers), who were loyal to King Charles I, and the Parliamentarians, (also known as Roundheads) led