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American colonies and their roles.

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234050VirginiaSouthern colony with Jamestown, main crop tobacco
234051MarylandFounded by Lord Baltimore, safe haven for Catholics, Act of Toleration
234052South CarolinaSupply station for indies, rice plantations
234053North CarolinaOutcasts from SC and VA, hospitable to pirates
234054GeorgiaBuffer state with Spanish Florida, "charity colony" with many shady people
234055MassachusettsPuritans lead by William Bradford, landing site of Pilgrims. Later lead by John Winthrop, "city on a hill"
234056Rhode IslandEstablished by Roger Williams who was kicked out of MA, religious toleration and "Lord's Debris"
234057ConnecticutEst by Reverend Thomas Hooker, self-governing, creates Fundamental Orders
234058New HampshireFishing and trading overgrowth of MA
234059New YorkOriginally Dutch settlement, Duke of York threatens his way into the land
234060PennsylvaniaQuaker colony, lead by William
234061New JerseyDuke of York gives parts to Berkely and Carteret, which goes to Quakers
234062DelawareOriginally by Swedes, taken over by Dutch, then controlled by PA
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