Background and

History
Massachusetts (also includes Maine) Rhode Island Connecticut New Hampshire
Separatists: Separate from Anglican Church
Puritans: Purify the Anglican Church People: Why? Banished Puritans
New Plymouth settled by Separatists (Pilgrims) Anne Hutchinson
Richer farmland and more
freedom from Puritan life Civil government similar

England Sailed on the Mayflower

Govt: Mayflower Compact established a
Roger Williams
Fundamental Orders of
to Mayflower Compact

direct democracy (majority rules; town Why? Connecticut: first written

meetings) Constitution of English North
Religious freedom (did American colonies
Massachusetts Bay settled by Puritans led not agree with church
by John Winthrop; establish a City Upon A leaders of
Hill Massachusetts)
Government based on God and church

New York New Jersey / Delaware Pennsylvania

- First claimed for the Dutch by Henry
Hudson - Religious freedom and large land grants attract - William Penn gets
Middle - Named New Netherland settlers charter to start a colony
- England wants land; King gives charter for Quakers
to the Duke of York and they plan to - William Penn bought 3 counties of Delaware for
fight for land Quakers and allows them to elect assembly - Beliefs/Practices:
- Dutch Governor calls to arms, but Refused to pay taxes to
surrenders with no fight; gives land to Church, recognize power
England of clergy, fight
- Renamed New York

Maryland Virginia Carolina Georgia

Person: Lord Baltimore
Charters granted by King Started by James
Jamestown Oglethorpe
South Safe haven for Catholics
Virginia Company
Charles II for help during
English Civil War
Haven for debtors
Maryland Toleration Act of 1649: All 1729 Became Royal, and
Christians are free to practice their religion; Searching for gold king split it and appointed Protection from Spain in
restrictive if you were not Christian two governors Florida (Buffer colony)