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Founding of original 13 Colonies

The 13 Colonies, the main leaders, and the reasons for settlement.

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Massachusetts BaySettled by Puritans
John WinthropWanted it to be a "City upon a Hill"
Puritans"The Great Migration"
ConnecticutThomas Hooker founded it
Thomas HookerWrote Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
Anne HutchinsonWas banished from Mass. Bay for disagreein with church leaders
Roger WilliamsSettled Rhode Island
Roger WilliamsBelieved they should buy land from Indians
Roger WilliamsBelieved in separation of church and state
"Rogue's Island"Another name for Rhode Island
New HampshireFounded by the king as for fishing and farming
New NetherlandsFirst settled by the Dutch
New YorkWas taken over by the English and renamed
Peter StuyvesantMean Dutch governor that people would not fight for
New JerseyA proprietary colony given to 2 men by Duke of York
New JerseyWas known for many diverse nationalities
The DutchIntroduced the tradition of "Saint Nicholas"
PennsylvaniaSettled for Quakers
William PennWas given a charter to repay his father's debt
William PennWanted his colony to be beautiful and orderly
DelawareFirst settled by the Swedes
DelawareWas first part of Pennsylvania, but was granted a charter by William Penn
MarylandColony settled for Catholics
Cecelius CalvertAlso known as "Lord Baltimore"
MarylandFirst law passed in colonies to protect religious freedom
MarylandNamed for Henrietta Maria, the wife of King Charles
VirginiaWas named for Queen Elizabeth I
VirginiaHad the first successful English settlement in North America
The CarolinasGiven to 8 noblemen by Charles II to become a feudal colony
North CarolinaHad smaller farms and no "need" for slaves
South CarolinaHad large plantations and "needed" slaves
GeorgiaSettled for debtors
GeorgiaJames Oglethorpe got a charter from king
GeorgiaKing wanted it to be a buffer colony between Carolinas and Spanish Florida
New England ColoniesMass. Conn.,Rhode Island and New Hampshire
Middle ColoniesNew York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Southern ColoniesVirginia, Maryland, Carolinas, Georgia
Plymouth ColonyWas absorbed into Massachusetts Bay
Jamestown ColonyBecame part of Virginia Colony
Salem Witchcraft TrialsHappened in Massachusetts Bay Colony in the town of Salem


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