Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Colonial Gothic: Gazetteer
    Colonial Gothic: Gazetteer
    Colonial Gothic: Gazetteer
    Ebook145 pages2 hours

    Colonial Gothic: Gazetteer

    By Rogue Games

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRogue Games
    Release dateMar 30, 2010
    ISBN9781452461236
    Colonial Gothic: Gazetteer
    Author

    Rogue Games

    AboutWho We AreFounded in 2007, Rogue Games motto is simple: Games so good they sneak up on you.The Rogue’s RulesRule 1: Have fun!Rule 2: The setting defines the rules, the rules do not define the setting.What’s this all about?Games.That is what it is all about.For as long as he can remember Richard Iorio II has enjoyed not only playing, but designing games. Rogue Games is where he designs and produces games.

    Read more from Rogue Games

    Related to Colonial Gothic

    Related ebooks

    Games & Activities For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      CHARLES II's CURSED REIGN

      Apr 20, 2023

      CHARLES II's CURSED REIGN
      11 min read

    • Article

      History Of Micronations

      Mar 23, 2023

      History Of Micronations
      8 min read

    • Article

      PARCEL of ROGUES

      Jun 19, 2020

      PARCEL of ROGUES
      3 min read

    • Article

      Catholic Hysteria

      Apr 25, 2019

      Catholic Hysteria
      8 min read

    • Article

      America’s Fall Guy

      Sep 30, 2021

      America’s Fall Guy
      8 min read

    • Article

      Q&A

      Feb 17, 2022

      Q&A
      3 min read

    • Article

      “England Was Seen As A Pariah State, Ruled By Regicidal Rebels Who’d Publicly Executed Their King”

      Sep 30, 2021

      ON THE HistoryExtra PODCAST Devil-Land: England Under Siege 1588-1688 by Clare Jackson (Allen Lane, 688 pages, £35) Ellie CawtHorne: Devil-Land looks at England from 1588 to 1688. Why do you think this is such a fascinating 100-year period of English

      9 min read

    • Article

      Top 10 Bloodless Wars

      Apr 11, 2023

      Top 10 Bloodless Wars
      9 min read

    • Article

      Culture Chronicle

      Jul 4, 2021

      Culture Chronicle
      7 min read

    • Article

      The Highl And War, Part 1

      Dec 10, 2022

      The Highl And War, Part 1
      13 min read

    • Article

      The People’s Republic Of Britain

      Mar 17, 2022

      On 5 March 1650, early in the life of the new Commonwealth of England, a state funeral was held. There was a stellar turn-out for Roland Wilson, army officer and politician. Almost the whole of the new political establishment was there: the head of t

      6 min read

    • Article

      Best Defence

      Jul 6, 2023

      Best Defence
      4 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      May 12, 2022

      I feel that the article concerning Napoleon (April) was unfair to its subject. While his later career frequently saw his original ideals undermined by the reality of power, he was from the first a believer in the revolution, as his letters and genera

      3 min read

    • Article

      An Enlightenment King Vindicated

      Nov 25, 2021

      THIS OUTSTANDING NEW BIOGRAPHY of George III is timely. The first of the Hanoverians to identify as British was mocked, slandered and vilified during his lifetime and is still regularly cited in the American media as the epitome of tyranny. Over the

      5 min read

    • Article

      With God On Our Side

      Jan 23, 2020

      With God On Our Side
      4 min read

    • Article

      The Bristol Rebellion, 1312-1316

      Oct 1, 2022

      The Bristol Rebellion, 1312-1316
      6 min read

    • Article

      Anniversaries

      Mar 14, 2024

      Anniversaries
      5 min read

    • Article

      Britain In Turmoil

      Jul 13, 2023

      Why was Stuart England seen as a ‘failed state’ by its European counterparts? One argument that attracted particular attention in my recent book, Devil-Land: England Under Siege 1588-1688, was the claim that “to contemporaries and foreigners alike, 1

      3 min read

    • Article

      America’s Road To Revolution

      Apr 14, 2022

      America’s Road To Revolution
      5 min read

    • Article

      Focus Regained

      Sep 25, 2018

      Focus Regained
      1 min read

    • Article

      Book Reviews

      Feb 28, 2024

      reviews@historyscotland.com Explore a selection of digital history guides in the History Scotland store: https://scot.sh/hsdownload Law, Lordship and Tenure: The Fall of the Black Douglases Alan R. Borthwick & Hector L. MacQueen The Strathmartine

      13 min read

    • Article

      The Monmouth Rebellion

      May 12, 2022

      The Monmouth Rebellion
      6 min read

    • Article

      James V: The Incognito King

      Dec 17, 2021

      James V: The Incognito King
      5 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Colonial Gothic

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Colonial Gothic - Rogue Games

      Colonial Gothic: Gazetteer

      by

      Graeme Davis

      Smashwords Edition

      * * * * *

      Published by:

      Rogue Games, Inc. on Smashwords

      Colonial Gothic: Gazetteer

      Copyright © 2010 Rogue Games, Inc.

      * * * * *

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of fiction, which have been used without permission. The publication/use of these trademarks is not authorized, associated with, or sponsored by the trademark owners.

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the author's work.

      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

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1