Colony
Massachusetts
Important People
John Winthrop
Connecticut
Thomas Hooker
Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Anne Hutchinson
Mary Dyer
New York (New Netherland)
Peter Stuyvesant
Duke of York
New Jersey
Lord Berkley
Sir George Carteret
Pennsylvania and Delaware
William Penn
Quakers
Amish
Virginia
Sir Walter Raleigh
John Smith
John White
Reasons for Establishment
Religious- Puritans sought
religious freedom and left England
Economic- Cheap land and many
natural resources (see p. 96)
Political- Settlers left Mass. To
separate church from government
Religious- Roger Williams sought
religious freedom from Puritan
Church in Mass. Some fled to
Rhode Island. Founded on the idea
of religious toleration
Economic- New York with many
waterways becomes a trading
center
Lessons Learned
Political- Puritans wrote the
Mayflower Compact- agreement to
self- govern for common good
Political- Connecticut established
Foundational Orders of
Connecticut. This established
separation of church and state and
three branches of Government
Religious- Colony taught
importance of religious toleration
and separation of church and state.
Economic- New York is a trading
center. Settlers understand the
importance of trading natural
resources
Political- Importance of local rule
Political- New York was too large
to govern so settlers in NJ set up
their own government for local rule Economic- Importance of natural
resources
Religious- Quakers sought
Religious- The importance of
religious freedom
religious freedom is in the 1st
Amendment
Political- Delaware wanted
separate government from Penn.
Political- “Local Rule”Importance for areas to govern
their own region
Economic- Virginia had many
Political- Virginia established the
natural resources like corn, wheat,
first representative government in
tobacco. The settlers also thought
the colonies, The House of
gold was there but it was not
Burgesses.
Economic- The importance of
natural resources
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Sir George Calvert
The Carolinas (North and South)
Royal Proprietors
Georgia
Mary Musgrove
James Oglethorpe
Religious- Catholics sought place
to worship freely. The Act of
Toleration allows Catholics
religious freedom
Economic- Natural resources like
indigo, tobacco, cotton, lead people
to Carolinas
Economic- Georgia was a colony
for debtors
Political- Buffer zone between
British colonies and Spain
Religious- The importance of
religious freedom is seen in the 1st
Amendment of the Constitution
Economic- The reliance on farming
leads to the growth of slavery and
the establishment of slave codes,
treating slaves like property
Economic- Importance of slavery
to economy. Gave debtors a second
chance