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| New England Colonies | northern most colonies (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire) |
| Middle Colonies | New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Exhibited diversity and religious tolerance. |
| Southern Colonies | Maryland, NC, SC , Georgia |
| Royal Colony | a colony governed by the king/queen through a royal governor |
| Proritary Colony | A colony founded by an individual or gorup to which ownership of the land had been granted by the king/queen |
| Jamestown | the first successful English settlement in 1607 |
| Joint-stock company | a company owned by a group of investors that sought to make money from the colonies |
| religious dissent | disagreement with the Church of England that resulted in the motivation to found coloines in the New World intended to provide religious freedom |
| puritans | religious group that wanted to establish a community built solely on pre biblical teachings rthan than Anglican traditions. Founded the colony of Mass. and greatly influenced culture of New Eng. |
| pilgrims | puritans who estalbished a colony at Plymouth, Mass. and celebrated first Thanksgiving in 1621 |
| quakers | religious group led by William Penn that founded Pennsylvania. They did not recognize class differences, promoted equality of the sexes, practiced pacifism, sought to deal fairly with Native Americans, made Penn. a place of religious tolerance |
| Catholics | Group for which Lord Baltimore started the colony of Maryland |
