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Colony Foundedin
Foundedby
Reason Importance
Virginia
Massachusetts
New York(Originally called New Amsterdam)
Maryland
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Delaware
New Hampshire
North Carolina
South Carolina
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Colony Founded
Founded Reason Importance
Virginia 1607 London Company
Economics/profit
First representative assembly – House of Burgesses
Massachusetts 1620 Pilgrims Seeking religious freedom
They wrote the Mayflower Compact which served as the Constitution
New York(Originally called New Amsterdam)
1626 Originally founded as a Dutch settlement by Dutch West India Company
Founded for trade and furs
Was taken over by the British in 1664 when Peter Stuyvesant surrendered
Maryland 1633 Lord Baltimore
As a refuge for Catholics
Maryland was a Proprietary colony
Rhode Island 1636 Roger Williams
As a refuge for those seeking religious and political freedom
Williams bought the land from the Indians. Rhode Island was a Corporate colony
Connecticut 1636 Thomas Hooker
As a refuge for those driven from Massachusetts
In 1639 the colony adopted the Fundamental Orders
Delaware 1638 Originally founded by Dutch settlers who were killed by Indians.
Trade and furs Sweden established a colony only to lose control to the Dutch in 1655 but they lost control to the British in 1664
New Hampshire
1638 John Wheelwright
As a refuge for people banished from Massachusetts
Started as a Proprietary colony but became a Royal colony in 1679. Adopted the Exeter Compact
North Carolina
1653 Virginia colonists
As a buffer for the other colonies
The northern region was called Albermarle. Obtained a Royal charter in 1729
South Carolina
1663 Actually the first European settlement was in South Carolina
New Jersey 1664 Sir George Carteret
Profit from the sale of land
Originally a Dutch settlement between Virginia and New England
Pennsylvania 1682 William Penn A refuge for Quakers
Adopted the Frame of Government
Georgia 1732 Gen. James Oglethorpe
As a place for English debtors and also as a buffer between the English colonies and the Spanish in Florida
Started out as a Proprietary colony, becoming a Royal colony in 1752