Colonial Comparison Grid
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US History [1]
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Colonial [10]
Colonial Comparison Chapters 2-4 Use information from American Pageant to complete the following chart. Use specific names, dates, events whenever possible. New England Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut Family Structure/ People/ Settlers 1629 Massachusetts Bay Company Landed in Chesapeake Bay John Winthrop was a very successful governor Began as a squatter colony, in 1636 1648 received royal charter Hartford founded in 1636 Religion(s) Puritans Quakers Baptists Jews Catholics Quakers Puritans Jobs Fur trade, ship building, fishing, textile manufacturing Agriculture along river Political atmosphere Religious leaders wielded lots of power Only Puritan men could vote in town hall meetings