Set: St. Anthony U.S. history Colonies test

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Roanoke Southern, Sir Walter Raleigh, 1585 ,Establish English colony in new world, Colonists disappeared w/o trace
Virginia Southern, John Smith, 1607, trade and profits, house of burgrsses (1619) only 60 of 900 colonists survived
Plymouth New England, William Bradford, 1620, religious freedom for separatists, Mayflower compact. led by william bradford
New York Middle, Peter Minuit, 1626, trade and profits, set up as dutch colony, taken over by English in 1664
Massachusetts Bay New England, John Winthrop, 1630, religious freedom for Puritans, 18,000 settlers by 1642
New Hampshire New England, John Mason, 1630, escape for those constricted by religious and economic rules, Puritan harshness led these settlers north and inland
Maryland Middle, George Calvert, 1634, religious freedom for Catholics, slow growing (only 600 by 1650. Maryland Toleration Act- 1649)
Connecticut New England, Thomas Hooker, 1636, religious and economic freedom, leaders of massachusetts asked hooker and followers to leave
Rhode Island New England, Roger Williams, 1636, religious freedom, williams set up most tolerant colony
Delaware middle, peter minuit, 1638, trade and profits, established by Sweeden; taken by english in 1664
North Carolina Southern, group of proprietors, 1653, trade and profits, joint business venture
New Jersey Middle, Lord Berkley, 1660, trade and profits, established by sweeden; taken by english in 1664
South Carolina Southern, Group of proprietors, 1670, trade and profits, rice major crop
Pennsylvania Middle, William Penn, 1682, Religious freedom for quakers, trade and profits, originally quaker, this colony became home to many European immigrants
Georgia Southern, James Oglethorpe, 1733, Debtor colony. Buffer for Spanish colonies restrictions on blacks, size of plantations kept small

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  1. Delaware → middle, peter minuit, 1638, trade and profits, established by Sweeden; taken by english in 1664 - 7 misses
  2. Massachusetts Bay → New England, John Winthrop, 1630, religious freedom for Puritans, 18,000 settlers by 1642 - 3 misses
  3. Maryland → Middle, George Calvert, 1634, religious freedom for Catholics, slow growing (only 600 by 1650. Maryland Toleration Act- 1649) - 1 miss
  4. Connecticut → New England, Thomas Hooker, 1636, religious and economic freedom, leaders of massachusetts asked hooker and followers to leave - 1 miss
  5. Rhode Island → New England, Roger Williams, 1636, religious freedom, williams set up most tolerant colony - 1 miss
  6. South Carolina → Southern, Group of proprietors, 1670, trade and profits, rice major crop - 1 miss
  7. New York → Middle, Peter Minuit, 1626, trade and profits, set up as dutch colony, taken over by English in 1664 - 1 miss