Virginia

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Virginia

• The economy was based on the growth and export of
  tobacco
• John Smith worked for the Virginia Company
• Smith took control of Jamestown He that does
  not work does not eat

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Massachusetts Plymouth

• William Bradford-Puritan Minister
• Came over on the Mayflower
• One of signers of the Mayflower Compact
• Longtime governor of Plymouth Colony

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Massachusetts Bay Colony

• John Winthrop Puritan governor of
  Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Created a model society where only Puritans could
  vote

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New Hampshire English Settlers

• Originally just a fishing village
• Grew over time but remained an English colony
  throughout colonial period

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New Jersey Duke of York

• Originally settled by the Dutch as part of New
  Netherlands
• In 1664 Sir Carteret received a grant from the
  Duke of York to establish the colony of New
  Jersey

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New York Dutch Settlers

• In 1626 Peter Minuit with other Dutch settlers
  bought the area from local Indians
• Named their purchase New Netherlands
• In 1664, King Charles II reclaimed the area from
  Peter Stuyvesant
• The King gave the land to his brother, the Duke
  of York, and renamed the land New York

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Maryland

• Lord Baltimore founded Maryland
• Wanted colony to be a refuge for persecuted
  English Catholics
• Encouraged freedom of religion

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Rhode Island

• Roger Williams left Massachusetts and founded
  Rhode Island
• Believed in separation of church and state
• Made peace with the local Native Americans

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Rhode Island

• Anne Hutchinson Puritan woman from Massachusetts
• Forced from Massachusetts for wanting women to be
  able to interpret and teach the Bible for
  themselves
• Fled to Rhode Island

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Connecticut

• Thomas Hooker was a clergyman who founded
  Connecticut
• In 1639 the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
  were enacted to govern the colony
• First colonial constitution

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Delaware Dutch Traders

• Originally established in 1631 by Dutch traders
• In 1638, Peter Minuet led a group of Swedish
  settlers to Delaware
• These Swedish settlers brought the log cabin
  design to America

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North CarolinaPoor Tobacco Farmers From Virginia

• Established to serve as a buffer for the southern
  frontier

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South Carolina English Nobles

• King Charles II granted permission to some of his
  loyal supporters to create the colony

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Pennsylvania

• William Penn founded Pennsylvania for religious
  freedom
• He was a Quaker
• He made peace with local Native Americans
• Believed in non- violence

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Georgia

• James Oglethorpe founded Georgia
• Created the colony as a refuge for debtors
• Georgias purpose was to serve as a buffer zone
  between the colonies and Spanish Florida