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This colony was founded by Lord Baltimore. It’s purpose was to be a safe haven for Catholics, despite having more Protestants than Catholics. This colony had the fewest population of Catholics than any other colony.
Maryland
This colony was founded by William Bradford and was supposed to be a safe haven for Separatists. They were helped by the Wampanoag tribe with harvesting and hunting, which led to the first ever Thanksgiving in October.
Plymouth
This colony was founded by Roger Williams and was meant to be a separation of church and state. Williams was forced to leave Plymouth due to his belief that the colony’s land belonged to Natives.
Rhode Island
This colony was founded by Thomas Hooker who was tired of not being allowed the right to vote in Massachusetts. The Fundamental Orders of (Insert Colony Name) was the first written constitution in the colonies and allowed all men the right to vote.
Connecticut
This colony was founded by John Mason to be a safe haven FROM Puritans. This place is infamous for the death of Anne Hutchinson.
New Hampshire
This person founded Maine.
Gorges
This colony was conquered by England from the Dutch.
New York
This colony was technically founded by Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley and was established for its location. This land was given to the founders after it was stolen by England.
New Jersey
This colony was founded by WIlliam Penn to be a safe haven for Quakers and allowed religious and political freedom. The king owed a favor to Penn and this ended up being the most successful colony.
Pennsylvania
This colony was also founded by William Penn to be a safe haven for Quakers and allow for complete religious and political freedom. This came to be because another colony took the bottom 3 counties of their colony, which happened to be successful, to form this colony.
Delaware
This colony was founded by Anthony Ashley Cooper and other proprietors and was meant to make money and provide a safe haven for Christians. The proprietors, 8 to be exact, pulled money together to form this colony. This colony relied on tobacco, exports, and agriculture.
North Carolina
This colony was also formed by Anthony Ashley Cooper and other proprietors, and shares the same purpose of his other found colony. It relied on sugarcane, deerskins, exports, and naval supplies.
South Carolina
This colony was found by James Oglethorpe and was a safe haven for debtors and served as a buffer between SC and Spanish-colonized Florida. This place was considered a melting pot with no restrictions.
Georgia
This colony was found by John Winthrop & other Puritans to be a safe haven for Puritans. They wanted the world’s eye on them and kicked you out if you went against their religion.
Massachusetts Bay
This colony was found by James I and was the first American colony post-Roanoke. This is where John Rolfe introduced tobacco, which became a cash crop and made this colony the first successful English colony.
Virginia (Jamestown)