History Colony Table

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
Massachusetts, founded in 1620          Religious Freedom
                                           1630          Religious Freedom
     Founded by John Carver, John Winthrop, and William Bradford
New Hampshire, founded in 1620       Profit from trade and fishing
     Founded by Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason
Rhode Island, founded in 1636            Religious Freedom
     Founded by Roger Williams
Connecticut, founded in 1635              Profit from fur and trade, farming, religious and                                                               political freedom
     Founded by Thomas Hooker
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MIDDLE COLONIES
New York, founded in 1624                 Expand Trade                        
     Founded by Dutch settlers
Delaware, founded in 1638                  Expand Trade
     Founded by Swedish settlers
New Jersey, founded in 1638               Profit from selling land
     Founded by John Berkeley and George Carteret
Pennsylvania, founded in 1682            Profit from selling land; religious freedom
     Founded by William Penn
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SOUTHERN COLONIES
Virginia, founded in 1607                     Expand Trade
     Founded by John Smith
Maryland, founded in 1634                  To sell land; religious freedom
     Founded by Cecil Calvert
North Carolina, founded in 1660          Profit from trade and selling land
     Founded by a group of eight aristocrats
South Carolina, founded in 1670          Profit from trade and selling land
     Founded by a group of eight aristocrats
Georgia, founded in 1733                     Religious freedom, Protection against Spanish Florida, safe                                                        home for debtors
     Founded by James Oglethorpe
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Carolinas --> 1663 =-= Set up by Charles II
          1680 --> Clarkstown founded
          1708 --> 1/2 population are slaves. (Produce tobacco, timber, tar, and indigo.)
          1729 --> North and South Carolina split! :(

Georgia --> 1733 --> Setup to give a place for debtors to go and start life again. For Britian it offered a buttress of between Spain and the rest of the Colonies. Founded by James Oglethorpe.

Maryland --> 1632 --> Georger Calvert, Lord Baltimore sets up Maryland as a Catholic colony. It didn't stay Catholic for long, as Protestants moved in.
          1729 --> The city of Baltimore is founded.

New Jersey --> Duke of York gave the southern part of his colony to John Berkeley and George Carteret. This becomes New Jersey! >:D
          1702 --> New Jersey becomes a Royal Colony

New York --> New Amsterdam (Founded in 1621) :O
          1664 --> British send a fleet to take New Amsterdam. It is taken without resistance. King Charles gives the Colony to his brother, the Duke of York, who eventually renames it "NEW YORK!"
          1691 --> Peeps were allowed to set up a legislature (self-government).
Freedom of religion, most diverse population, Germans, Swedes, Dutch, Natives, Puritans.

Pennsylvania --> William Penn asked King Charles for land in payment for a debt he owed his father. This land was to act as an experiment and a place where Quakers could go.
          1682 --> Philadelphia was founded.
          1701 --> Charter of Liberties set up self-government for the colony.
          1704 --> Delaware splits form Pennsylvania. Swedes, Dutch, English live there now.

Other People we need to know: Jacques Marquette, Sievr La Salle

Places we need to know: San Antonio, San Diego, Quebec, Montreal