2. Religious freedom; to build a “perfect society” Self-governing; very religious (theocracy); Mayflower Compact & Mass. Bay charter from king Puritan Separatists led by Wm. Bradford (1620); 2 nd group led by John Winthrop (1630) Harsh winters, warm summers; Rich pastures and forests Farming, livestock, and lumbering Puritan Separatists ONLY

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4. Religious Freedom from Puritans open to other religious beliefs Farming, lumbering, trade, shipbuilding, fishing, whaling Self-governing w/elected assembly Former Puritans forced out of MA: Roger Williams (Providence, 1636) Anne Hutchinson (Portsmouth, 1638) Humid summers and cold winters; Coastal lowlands and rocky woodlands “Forced worship stinks in God’s nostrils” slave trade, pirates Rogue’s Island! Naragansett Bay, coves/inlets

5. Establish a new Puritan settlement Puritan Farming, shipbuilding, fishing, whaling Self-governing with a written constitution Former Puritan Thomas Hooker Cold winters and mild summers; forested hills and seacoast “Free consent of the people” Fundamental Orders New Haven stricter than Hartford anyone who was Puritan could vote no legal charter

6. MONEY!! Various faiths Fur trapping, lumber, shipping, slave trade, farming, trade, iron mining British-appointed governor and council; eventually an elected assembly Dutch/ English Cold winters and hot summers; wetlands and forested mountains originally Dutch, New Netherland Jacob Leisler rebellion against Duke of York 1691 – able to elect assembly (laws & taxes)

7. Religious freedom Various faiths Farming, trade, lumbering, and shipbuilding Elected assembly English Quakers led by William Penn Cold winters and hot summers; rolling hills and fertile soil King Charles repaid debt owed to WP’s dad Great Law of 1682 Quakers (a.k.a. Society of Friends) & other faiths KCII annoyed by Penn & his Quaker ways

8. Religious and Political Freedom, $$$ Various faiths, especially Catholic Farming, lumbering, shipping, fishing, iron mining Elected assembly English Catholics and Protestants Cold winters and hot summers; low fertile land around the Chesapeake Bay Charter granted to Lord Baltimore by KC1 1649 - Act Concerning Religion excluded atheists & Jews tension btw Protestants & Catholics Calvert family

9. MONEY!! Elected assembly (House of Burgesses) farming Church of England (Anglican) English landowners and skilled laborers Mild winters and hot summers; coastal lowland and wooded mountains Jamestown (tobacco = $$) Sir Walter Raleigh Indentured servants & slaves many Native Americans disappeared/died of disease

10. Religious freedom and cheap land Ruled by James Oglethorpe for 10 years; then Elected Assembly Farming (plantations and independent farms), trade Protestants, Catholics, Jews Debtors from English prisons and other Englishmen Mild winters and hot summers; wetlands and forested mountains frequent Spanish attacks Not all debtors wanted to move James Oglethorpe No alcohol/slaves get poor ppl out of debtor’s prison in England