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In 1607 English men and boys arrived in Jamestown to begin the settlement. -
In 1620 the colony of Massachusetts was founded for escaping religious persecution. -
In 1623 the colony of New Hampshire was made because they wanted to make fortune through trade. -
In 1632 Maryland was founded so people can not worry about religion and live peacefully. -
In 1636 Connecticut was founded so they have religious freedom. -
In 1636 Rhode Island was founded for "principles of complete religious toleration, separation of church and state, and political democracy." -
In 1638 Delaware was founded to enrich itself from the New World. -
In 1663 North Carolina was founded for economic purposes. -
In 1663 South Carolina was founded because they wanted wealth. -
New York was founded in 1664 it was founded because owning it was valuable because it was a port of commerce and trade. -
In 1665 the colony called New Jersey was founded because the owners wanted to encourage settlement, attracting many migrants from Sweden and Holland. -
In 1681 the colony of Pennsylvania was founded as a haven for Penn's persecuted friends in the New World. -
In the year 1732, the colony of Georgia was founded for people who had debt. They would earn money and then pay off their debt.