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-American Colonies
/'-' IColony IIRegion IIFounder IIFoundedllPurpose IINote
B EJEstablish ColonistsSouthern ~irl ~a~ter 1585 English colony disappeared
a elg in New World without a trace.
Trade andprofits
Roanoke
Founded as~oint-stockcompany. Houseof Burgesses(1619). Only 60of 1st 900colonistssurvived.
Virginia Southern John Smith 1607
New William EJReligious MayflowerPlymouth England Bradford freedom for Compact. Led by
Separatists William BradfordSet up as Dutch
New York Middle Peter 1626 Trade and colony, takenMinuit profits over by English
in 1664r: Led by JohnReligious- Massachusetts New John 1630 freedom for Winthrop.Bay England Winthrop Puritans 18,000 settlers
by 1642Escape forthose Puritan
New New John 1630 constricted by harshness ledHampshire England Mason religious and these settlers
economic north and inland.rules
GeorgeMiddle Calvert
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1634Religiousfreedom forCatholics
Founded byGeorge Calvert.Slow growing(only 600 by1650. MarylandToleration Act(1649)
Maryland
New Thomas FlEngland Hooker 1636 Reliqlcus andeconomic
Leaders ofMassachusettsasked Hooker
Connecticut
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I ILJI "ILJlfreedom Iand followers toleave.
New Roger EJReligious Williams set upRhode Island most tolerantEngland Williams freedom colony
EJ Established by
Delaware Peter 1638 Trade and Sweden; takenMinuit profits by English in
1664North Carolina ISouthernl Group of E:JTrade and Joint business
proprietors profits venture
IMiddle IEstablished by
New Jersey Lord 1660 Trade and Sweden; takenBerkeley profits by English in
1664South ISouthernl Group of
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Trade and IRice major crop. ICarolina proprietors profits
Religious Originally
freedom for Quaker, this
Pennsylva nia Middle William 1682 Quakers; colony becamePenn trade and home to many
profits Europeanimmigrants
Debtor colony.Buffer forSpanish
James coloniesGeorgia Southern Oglethorpe 1733 Restrictions on
blacks,size ofplantationskept colonysmall.
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