| A | B |
| Virginia | 1607-the london company-gold and trade |
| Plymouth | 160-pilgrims-religous freedom for seperatists |
| Massachucets Bay | 1630-puritans-religous freedom for puritans |
| Maryland | 1634-lord baltimore-refuge for catholics |
| Rhode Island | 1636-roger williams-freedom for all |
| Conecticut | 1636-tomas hooker- better land and opportunities |
| The Carolinas | 1663- Eight Nobles- Trade and Farming |
| Ney York | 1664-duke of york-to remove dutch threat to the English Colonies |
| New Jersey | 1664-Berkely and Carteret- trade and farming |
| Pennsylvania | 1681-Willam Penn- Haven for Quakers |
| Deleware | 1682-William Penn- to give Penn. a coastline |
| New Hampshire | 1679-John Mason- farming and trade |
| Georgia | 1733-James Oglethorpe- refuge for debtors |