The 13 Colonies
New England Colonies Massachusetts Date: 1630 Founder: John Winthrop Reason for settlement: Religious freedom
New England Colonies New Hampshire Date: 1623 Founder: John Wheelwright Reason for settlement: Religious freedom & trade
New England Colonies Rhode Island Date: 1636 Founder: Roger Williams Reason for settlement: Religious freedom
Connecticut New England Colonies Date: 1633 Founder: Thomas Hooker Reason for settlement: Religious and political freedom
Middle Colonies New Jersey Date: 1660 Founders: George Berkley & William Carteret Reasons for settlement: trade & land
Jersey
New York Middle Colonies Date: 1624 Founder: James II ( Duke of York) Reasons for settlement: trade and land
Delaware Middle Colonies Date: 1638 Founder: William Penn Reasons for settlement: self-government & trade
Middle Colonies Pennsylvania Date: 1643 Founder: William Penn Reasons for settlement: religious & political freedom ( Quakers)
Southern Colonies Virginia Date: 1607 Founder: John Smith Reasons for settlement: trade & land
Southern Colonies Maryland Date: 1634 Founder: George Calvert ( Lord Baltimore) Reason for settlement: Roman Catholic settlement & land
Maryland
Carolinas Southern Colonies Date: 1653 ( south in 1670) Founders: John Cooper & Sir Anthony Ashley Reason for settlement: trade & land
Georgia Southern Colonies Date: 1733 Founder: James Oglethorpe Reasons for settlement: home for debtors, buffer against Spanish Florida.