Massachusetts Bay Colony Founder: John Winthrop Year: 1630 Who colonized: Puritans Reason: Religious persecution and a failing wool industry Major works/events: “City Upon a Hill” speech & Salem Witch Trials. Place of the first Thanksgiving. Type of Government: Representative assembly: those who had ownership in stocks could participate in the government

Rhode Island Founder(s): Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson Year: 1644 Who colonized: Heretics who spoke out against the King of England Reason: Religious persecution Major works/events: N/A Type of Government: Separation of Church and State

Connecticut Founder: Thomas Hooker Year: 1639 Who colonized: Followers of Thomas Hooker Reason: Thomas Hooker and his followers were frustrated with their inability to find good land in Massachusetts and by the requirement that one must hold stock in the Bay Company in order to vote Major works/events: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut – America’s 1st written constitution Type of Government: Representative assembly: all adult men were allowed to vote for Governor and the General Court (legislature)

New Hampshire Founder(s): Founded by a Royal Charter Year: 1679 Who colonized: Settlers of Massachusetts heading North Reason: space Major works/events: N/A Type of Government: Similar to Massachusetts

New York Founder(s): Originally the Dutch and it was called New Amsterdam. James of York (English) Year: 1614 but in it was taken over by the English in 1663 for fear that English colonist would smuggle goods out of New Amsterdam and not pay British taxes. Who colonized: Fur traders Reason: Fur traders Major works/events: The Dutch allowed people of all nationalities to settle so we see the first Jewish settlers and 1000 slaves. Type of Government: Separation of Church and State

New Jersey Founder(s): Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley Year: 1644 Who colonized: English citizens and Puritan settlers Reason: Carteret and Lord Berkeley offered land grants, religious freedom, and the right to assembly Major works/events: N/A Type of Government: Legislative assembly

Pennsylvania Founder(s): William Penn Year: 1684 Who colonized: Quakers, and Natives Reason: Religious persecution who sought religious freedom Major works/events: Treaty of Shackamaxon – a treaty with the native people establishes the capital of Philadelphia Type of Government: Appointed a governor but allowed all men who owned land or pay taxes as long as they were Christian to vote for a legislative assemebly

Delaware Founder(s): William Penn Year: 1682 Who colonized: Purchased by Penn from the Duke of York (NY) to be part of PA but it became its own colony Reason: Same as PA Major works/events: Same as PA Type of Government: Same as PA

North Carolina Founder(s): John White (Roanoke Island) and Nathaniel Batts Year: 1587 and then again in 1655 Who colonized: English Citizens. In Roanoke the colonists all disappeared Reason: Originially trade but then to find suitable farm land Major works/events: 1587 the first English child was born in the New World. The Lost Colony. Type of Government: Royal Colony

South Carolina Founder(s): Eight noble men known as the Lords of Proprietors Year: 1663 in 1729 it became its own royal colony Who colonized: Many settlers from the Caribbean Islands Reason: Religious persecution Major works/events: Fundamental Orders of Carolina (John Locke). Major source of trade for tabacco. Type of Government: Fundamental Orders of Carolina

Georgia Founder(s): James Oglethrope Year: 1733 Who colonized: Poor debtors Reason: To start an new life and escape the sins of their past Major works/events: The colony banned rum, brandy, and slavery Type of Government: Royal Charter

Virginia Founder(s): The London Company Year: 1607 Who colonized: Men who were trying to get rich Reason: To make a profit Major works/events: Jamestown becomes the first successful permanent English Colony Type of Government: Royal Charter

Maryland Founder(s): Lord Baltimore Year: 1632 Who colonized: Catholics Reason: Religious persecution Major works/events: In 1649, the Maryland Toleration Act was passed which guaranteed religious tolerance to settlers, as long as the religion was a sect of Christianity Type of Government: Royal Colony

Bellwork #2 (9/1/2015) In the American Vision Textbook read the Mayflower Compact (page 1061). Why do you think the passengers on the Mayflower wrote up a plan for government?

Stations for Document Work Please do not write on any of the documents You can work together but everyone needs to submit their own answers!!! Activity 1: “A City Upon a Hill” Activity 2: Events that Fostered the Democratic Ideals in the English Colonies Activity 3: SOAPSTone for the 13 Colonies: Life in Early American Activity 4: Salem Witch Trial Documents!