13 Original Colonies

John Smith; economic reasons via the Virginia company

Who founded Virginia and why?

John Winthrop; religious reasons (Puritans wanted to escape persecution)

Who founded Massachusetts and why?

John Mason; economic reasons to exploit fishing

Who founded New Hampshire and why?

Peter Minuit (Dutch); fur trading (economic reasons)

Who founded New York and why?

Thomas Hooker; religious tolerance and more land

Who founded Connecticut and why?

George Calvert; haven for Catholics

Who founded Maryland and why?

Roger Williams; religious persecution from Massachusetts Bay

Who founded Rhode Island and why?

Peter Minuit; (economic) colonization for Sweden

Who founded Delaware and why?

William Penn; religious haven for quakers

Who founded Pennsylvania and why?

8 Lord Proprietors; gift from Charles II: tobacco

Who founded North Carolina and why?

Lord Berkeley and G Carteret; economic reasons and gifts

Who founded New Jersey and why?

8 proprietors; gift and also west Indies trade

Who founded South Carolina and why?

James Oglethorpe; provide a place for indebted English

Who founded Georgia and why?

southern

What region is Virginia in?

new england

What region is Massachusetts in?

new england

What region is New Hampshire in?

Middle

What region is New York in?

Middle

What region is Connecticut in?

southern

What region is Maryland in?

new england

What region is Rhode Island in?

middle

What region is Delaware in?

middle

What region is Pennsylvania in?

southern

What region is North Carolina in?

middle

What region is New Jersey in?

southern

What region is South Carolina in?

southern

What region is Georgia in?