Jacob Weaver

  • Plymouth

    Plymouth

    Africans in 1619 and the introduction of tobacco by John Rolfe, which helped the colony become profitable
  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire

    This colony was founded by colonists who left Massachusetts for political and religious reasons.
  • New York

    New York

    This colony was founded by Dutch It was inhabited by the English in 1664
  • Massachusetts Bay

    Massachusetts Bay

    This colony was founded by Puritans that were led by John Winthrop
  • Connecticut

    Connecticut

    This colony was founded by Thomas Hooker. Connecticut was founded by a group that left Massachusetts and wanted less government.
  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island

    This colony was founded by Roger Williams who left Massachusetts for religious reasons.
  • New Jersey

    New Jersey

    This colony was founded by dutch and the Swedish Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret were given the land in 1664 by the English Dutch of York
  • Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania

    This colony was founded by William Penn it was determined to be a safe place for Quakers.