Colonies of New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Pilgrims and Puritans come to this colony for religious freedom
Massachusetts
religion that does not have a formal clergy(priests) or believes in fighting
Who are the Quakers
Most of these colonies focused on shipbuilding
Middle Colonies
It is a compact that sets up the rules of good behavior for the Pilgrims in a New England colony
Founded as a colony for debtors where people from England could work to pay off debts instead of going to jail
Georgia
Had one of the first major rebellions against English-backed rule with Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676.
Virginia
Founded by a Puritan who left Massachusetts and believed that power should be shared among the people, not just a select few Puritans.
Connecticut
Home to the first two (failed) English settlements in North America.
North Carolina
Swedish created their first colony
Delaware