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Massachusetts/Massachusetts Bay colony is founded
Massachusetts was founded by Puritans. A fleet of ships filled with Puritans left England to go to Massachusetts in an attempted to seek religious freedom. They believed they can make a covenant with God. They brought supplies like livestock and large amount of tools. -
New Hampshire is founded
New Hampshire was founded by John Mason. The purpose of founding the colony was to escape from religious rules. The Execter Compact was based on the successful Mayflower Compact. -
Virginia is founded
Virginia was founded on March 27 1624. Virginia brcame a royal colony. t was a charter and also royal. The purpose of founding Virginia is to expand empire. It existed under the authoritybof a governor chosen by the king. In early Virginia, most of the people lived on many farms, but not in the towns. Farmers created farms called plantations and grew tabacco. Tabacco was very valuable and was sometimes used as money. -
Maryland is founded
Maryland was founded in 1634 by Lord Baltimore. It is royal and proprietery. The reason why it was founded for religous refuse for Catholics. In the 1620s, George Calvert asked King Charles I for a charter to start a new colony for Catholics. -
Connecticut is founded
THomas Hookers founded Conecticut. The reason why it was founded was for religious and political freedom. Fun dementals of Connecticut was creaated to keep Connecticut diverse. -
New York is Founded
Peter Stuyvesant founded New York in 1647.He founded it as a trading post for exchanging fur s with Iroquois. Generous lands grants Purtians, Jews, lords and others to the colony. In 1664 English fleets caputured New Netherlands and renamed it New York. -
North Carolina is founded
Colonist from Virginia founded North Carolina. It isproprietery and royal. It was a proprietery and a royal colony. The reason for foundation is to prevent spanish from moving further North. -
Rhode Island is founded
Anne H. was the woman how founded Rhode Island. The reason why it was founded is because of religious freedom. She discusses religious ideas that some leaders thought were crazy.She believed in the seperation of the church and also the state. -
New Jersey is founded
New Jersey was founded by Sir George Carteret in 1664. He was one of the proprietors of New Jersey. New Jersey was also a trading post for the fur trade. It had a diverse population of Dutch, Swedes, Finns, and also Scots. The Quakers were the largest religous groups in New Jersey. -
Delaware is founded
William Penn also founded Delaware.It was a part of Pennslyvania until he sold it to to Duke of York in 1682. After that, he renamed it Delaware. Still, it remained part of Pennslyvania until 1776. The purpose for Delaware being founded was for religious freedom. -
Pennslylania is founded
The Quakers and William Penn founded New Jersey. Penn promised religious freedom for all Christians.He limited his own power and established an elected assembly. His work made Pennsylvania an important exapmle of representative self-government. -
South Carolina
It was founded by colonist that came from Virginia. It was a proprietery and a royal colony. The reason for foundation is to prevent spanish from moving further North. -
Georgia is founded
Georgia was founded in 1732. It was founded by James Oglethorpe. The colonie of Georgia was a royal and proprietery colony. The reason for foundation was that it was a refuge for debtors.
