Colonial Leaders and Founders

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    Coloinal leaders

  • John Smith

    John Smith
    He was founder of Virginia because he wanted to expand trading.
  • Ferdinando Gorges

    Ferdinando Gorges
    Founder of New Hampshire because he had profits from tradeing and fishing.
  • John Garver

    John Garver
    He was a Pilgrimm leader and founder of mssachusett.
  • John Mason

    John Mason
    Founder of New Hampshire because he had profits from tradeing and fishing.
  • Dutch Settlers

    They found New York because they wanted to expand thier trade.
  • Cecil Calvert

    He was the founder of Maryland because he wanted to sell land and he wanted reigious freedom.
  • Thomas Hooker

    Thomas Hooker
    He was the founder of Connecticut because he had profits from fur trade and farming. And because he wanted religous and political freedom.
  • Roger Williams

    Roger Williams
    He was the founder of Rode Island because he wanted religious freedom.
  • Swedish Settlers

    They found Delaware because they wanted to expand thier trade
  • John Berkeley

    John Berkeley
    He was the founder of New Jersey because he had profits from selling land.
  • George Carteret

    He was the founder of New Jersey because he had profits form selling land.
  • John Wintrop

    John Wintrop
    became the first President of New England and founder of Massachusetts because of religious freedom.
  • William Bradford

    William Bradford
    English leader of the settlers of the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts. because of relgious freedom.
  • Group of eight aristocrats

    They found North Carolina because they had profits from trade and selling land.
  • Group of eight aristocrats

    They found South Carolina because they had profits from trade and selling land.
  • William Penn

    William Penn
    He was the founder of Pennsylvania because he had profits from selling land and he wanted religous freedom.
  • James Oglethorpe

    He was the founder Georgia because he wanted religious freedom, and because he wanted protection against Spanish Florida, and also becase he wanted safe homes for debtors.