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Study Cards Of The Colony, Founder, And Reason For Founding Of The Three Regions

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What was the colony, founder, and reason for founding in Massachusetts? Colony: Massachusetts. Founder: William Bradford and John Winthrop. Reason for founding: Freedom to practice their religion and Economic Opportunities.
What was the colony, founder, and reason for founding in Connecticut? Colony: Connecticut. Founder: Thomas Hooker. Reason for founding: Religious and Political Freedom and Economic Opportunities.
What was the colony, founder, and reason for founding in New Hampshire? Colony: New Hampshire. Founder: Settlers from Massachusetts and John Mason. Reason for founding: Economic Opportunities.
What was the colony, founder, and reason for founding in Rhode Island? Colony: Rhode Island. Founder: Roger Williams. Reason for founding: Religious and Political Freedom.
What was the colony, founder, and reason for founding in New York? Colony: New York. Founder: Dutch Colonists. Reason for founding: Economic Opportunity and Religious Freedom.
What was the colony, founder, and reason for founding in New Jersey? Colony: New Jersey. Founder: John Berkeley and George Carteret. Reason for founding: Economic Opportunity and Religious Freedom.
What was the colony, founder, and reason for founding in Pennsylvania? Colony: Pennsylvania. Founder: William Pen. Reason for founding: Religious and Political Freedom (for Quakers originally).
What was the colony, founder, and reason for founding in Delaware? Colony: Delaware. Founder: Swedish Settlers. Reason for founding: Economic Opportunities.
What was the colony, founder, and reason for founding in Virginia? Colony: Virginia. Founder: Virginia Company. Reason for founding: Economic Opportunities.
What was the colony, founder, and reason for founding in Maryland? Colony: Maryland. Founder: Lord Baltimore. Reason for founding: Religious and Political Freedom (for Catholics).
What was the colony, founder, and reason for founding in North Carolina and South Carolina? Colony: North Carolina and South Carolina. Founder: A group of eight nobles. Reason for founding: Economic Opportunities and Freedom from Religious Laws of Virginia.
What was the colony, founder, and reason for founding in Georgia? Colony: Georgia. Founder: James Oglethorpe. Reason for founding: Economic and Social Opportunities (for debtors after time spent in jail in England) and a defensive buffer between English colonies and Spanish colonies.
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