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Massachusetts
Founder: Pilgrims & Puritans
Type of Colony: Charter
Purpose of Colony: Religious freedom -
Massachussetts Featured
The Mayflower Compact was the first case of colonial self-government in America Direct democracy was when people vote on policy initiatives directly -
New Hampshire Featured
Exeter Compact was signed in 1639 by the settlers of New Hampshire to unite townships Also the had a plan for government -
New Hampshire
Date: 1623 & 1624
Founder: John Mason
Purpose of Colony: Fishing Colony -
Rhode Island
Date: 1636 &1663
Founder: Roger Williams & Anne hutchinson
Purpose of Colony: Religious Freedom -
Rhode Island Featured
The Seperation of church and state is the divison in the relationship between systematic religion and the nation state -
Connecticut
Date: 1639 &1662
Founder: Thomas Hooker & Winthrope
Purpose of Colony: Religion and Political freedom -
Connecticut Featured
The Fundamental order of Connecticut were adopted by the Connecticut Colony council on January 14, 1638 by then a number of pilgrims were tormented because of their religious dogma