| A | B |
|---|
| New Hampshire | to split off land from Massachussettes |
| Massachusettes | As a religious haven for the Puritans |
| Rhode Island | Williams fled Mass. because he believed all people needed to tolerate others' religious beliefs |
| Connecticut | So each church could be independent and choose its own leader |
| New York | A center of trade |
| Pennsylvania | A place where Quakers could practice their religion |
| New Jersey | A gift from King Chales II to his friends. Originally a part of New York |
| Delaware | New land to spread out from the rest of the colonies |
| Maryland | A colony for Catholics |
| Virginia | Jamestown (and around it Virginia) was founded to make money for the British Empire |
| North/South Carolina | Charles granted the land as a gift to the proprietors for their loyal service to him |
| Georgia | A debtors' prison colony |
