Georgia - Colony for debtors and poor to make a fresh start. It was also the last British colony to be established in North America., Maryland  - Safe colony for Catholics, New York - Formerly New Netherlands a Dutch Colony; proprietary colony, Sir Walter Raleigh - First to found Colony of Roanoke, John Locke - Wrote a constitution for The Carolinas, Bacon's Rebellion - Attack against Native American villages and Jamestown to drive out Governor Berkley in VA, New Jersey - Originally southern part of New York. This colony promised freedom of religion, trial by jury and representative assembly, Pennsylvania - A place to put Quaker values into practice, Delaware  - Originally the lower counties of PA. This area was settled by Swedes, Boundary between MD and PA - Mason Dixon Line, James Oglethorpe - Founded Georgia, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut - This document is the first written constitution in American;Hartford Windsor and Wethersfield form an colony called Connecticut, Rhode Island - Founded by Roger Williams and other colonists forces out of MA, New Hampshire - Founded by John Wheelwright, Massachusettes - John Winthrop was chosen as the governor, settles Boston with 900 people., Mayflower Compact - Since the boat landed outside the VA Company charter, William Bradford and passengers signed this document pledging loyalty to England and establishing laws for the settlers. , Act of Toleration - This law allows Catholics and Protestants to worship freely, Carolinas - This colony was given to 8 nobles, didn't go well and had to be split up, indigo - this plant made the settlers a lot of money -- it was used to dye fabrics blue., House of Burgesses - Assembly with elected representatives in VA. Made local laws for the colony's towns. ,

Chapter 3 Colonies/Features

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