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How did Delaware start?
The Swedish settled on the Delaware river during the Golden Age of Sweden
How did New Jersey start?
1664 - land was given to two men from the Duke of York
1702 - royal charter issued (re-merged the two pieces)
How did New York start?
explored by Henry Hudson and the
DutchStarted as New Netherland
1664 - King charles II sent Duke of York to take the land
How did Pennsylvania start?
William Penn - 1681 - land grant from the King
How did Plymouth start?
Pilgrims come over to Plymouth for religious toleration and freedom 1620
How did Mass. Bay start?
1629 - Puritan (non separatists) come over with a royal charter
How did Rhode Island start?
Roger Williams fled Mass Bay and started it based on his religious and social ideals
Royal charter in 1644
How did Connecticut River start?
Led by Rev Thomas Hooker, 1635/36
Charter by King in 1662
How did New Haven start?
1638 - founded by Puritans, and had Close governmental alliance with Church. They were forced to merge by the king with Connecticut River
How did Maine start?
People were working and trading there before Plymouth
Fisherman and fur traders
How did New Hampshire start?
Started by fishers and traders
Given formal charter by king in 1679
According to the compact, the journey was undertaken for three purposes. What are these purposes?
Glory of God
Advancement of Christian Faith
Honors of king and country
Mayflower Compact
Signed before deboarding
Submit to the will of the majority
Crude government structure
Early step towards self-government
Middle colonies…
fertile land, bread colonies, diverse population, religious toleration, hudson, commerce and trade, export gain, mid size land plots
How did Georgia start?
1733 - wanted it to be a buffer; haven for wretched souls imprisoned for debt
How did Maryland start?
1634 -by Lord Baltimore; create a refuge for Catholic English
How did North Carolina start?
1670 - king granted charter for the Carolina
1712 - issues between governors and lifestyle between North and South Carolina caused them to split
How did South Carolina start?
1670 - king granted charter for the Carolina
1712 - issues between governors and lifestyle between North and South Carolina caused them to split
How did Virginia start?
1606- Virginia company lands at Chesapeake and sets up Jamestown