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Colonial Founding Flashcards

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Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Founded by Pilgrims

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Pilgrims

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Religious group seeking to break away from the Church of England

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Massachusetts Bay

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Founded by Puritans

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Puritans

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Strict religious group looking to purify the church

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Jamestown, Virginia

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founded by English settlers looking for gold in 1607

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John Winthrop

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leader of Puritans in Massachusetts

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Connecticut

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founded by Thomas Hooker

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Thomas Hooker

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wanted to expand political rights to the people

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Rhode Island

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founded by Roger Williams

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Roger Williams

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founded Rhode Island so all people could have religious freedom

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New York

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originally founded by the Dutch (formerly known as New Amsterdam) as a center for commerce (trade)

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Pennsylvania

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founded by William Penn for Quakers

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Quakers

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tolerate, pacifists, equality for all races, religions, gender

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Maryland

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Founded by Cecil Calvert (or Lord Baltimore) as a safe place for Catholics

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Cecil Calvert (Lord Baltimore)

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founder of Maryland

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James Oglethorpe

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founded Georgia as a safe haven for debtors

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Georgia

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Debtors colony; founded by James Oglethorpe

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