Southern Colonies:
Colony
Founded Reason
Key Takeaways
Virginia
1607
Settle the
area
Maryland 1634
to be a
refuge for
English
Catholics
North
Carolina
South
Carolina
Georgia
to farm
the land
to farm
the land
buffer
Spanish
Florida
and new
start for
debtors
-War with the Indians
-Bacon’s Rebellion
-expansion of slavery and plantations
-Made improvements from Jamestown
-religious conflicts between Catholics
and Protestants led to the Tolerance Act
of 1649 (made it a crime to restrict the
religious rights of Christians)
-Many farmers came from Virginia to
successfully farm the land
-South Carolina’s proprietors managed it
poorly and were overthrown
-Oglethorpe tried to restrict the size of
farms and slavery, but large plantations
and many slaves resulted from the
British government involvement
1712
1712
1733
New England Colonies:
Massachusetts
Colony: Plymouth
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Founder: Thomas Hooker
Founder: John Mason
Founder: William Bradford
Founding Year: 1636
Founding Year: 1630
Founding Year: 1620
Reason for Founding: Religious and
economic freedom
Reason for Founding: Religious
freedom for Separatists
Rhode Island
---------Colony: Massachusetts Bay
Founder: John Winthrop
Founder: Roger Williams
Founding Year: 1630
Founding Year: 1636
Reason for Founding: Religious
freedom for Puritans
Reason for Founding: Religious
freedom
Reason for Founding: Escape for those
constricted by religious and economic
rules
Middle Colonies: