American Colonies: Colony Founded Region Founder Religion Government Original Purpose Economics Note
American Colonies: Colony Founded Region Founder Religion Government Original Purpose Economics Note
American Colonies: Colony Founded Region Founder Religion Government Original Purpose Economics Note
Colony Roanoke Virginia Founded 1585 1607 Region Southern Southern Founder Sir Walter Raleigh John Smith Anglican Royal Religion Government Original Purpose Establish English colony in New World. Trade and profits Economics Note Colonists disappeared without a trace. Tobacco Founded as joint-stock company. House of Burgesses (1619). Only 60 of 1st 900 colonists survived. Mayflower Compact. Led by William Bradford. Set up as Dutch colony, taken over by English in 1664. Led by John Winthrop. 18,000 settlers by 1642. Puritan harshness led to these settlers north and inland. Founded by George Calvert. Slow growing (only 600 by 1650. Maryland Toleration Act (1649)). Leaders of Massachusetts asked Hooker and followers to leave. Williams set up most tolerant colony. Established by Sweden; taken by Dutch, then English. Join business venture.
Religious freedom for Separatists Trade and profits Religious freedom for Puritans Escape for those constricted by religious and economic rules Religious freedom for Catholics Religious and economic freedom Religious freedom Trade and profits Trade and profits
Mixed farming Mixed farming, furs Mixed farming, fishing, shipbuilding Mixed farming
Maryland
1634
Middle
George Calvert
Proprietary
Tobacco
Connecticut
1636
New England
Thomas Hooker
Puritan
Corporate
Mixed farming
Mixed farming
Rice
American Colonies
New Jersey South Carolina Pennsylvania 1660 1670 1682 Middle Southern Middle Lord Berkeley Group of proprietors William Penn None Anglican None Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary Trade and profits Trade and profits Religious freedom for Quakers; trade and profits Debtor colony Mixed farming Rice Wheat, mixed farming Rice Established by Sweden; taken by English in 1664. Rice major crop. Originally Quaker, this colony became home to many European immigrants. Buffer for Spanish colonies. Originally outlawed slavery and restricted size of land grants to 500 acres.
Georgia
1733
Southern
James Oglethorpe
Anglican
Royal