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The Thirteen Colonies
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Virginia; John Smith; find gold
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Massachusetts; Pilgrims; religious freedom
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Maryland; Cecilius Calvert; refuge for Catholics
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Connecticut; Thomas Hooker; so all men could vote
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Delaware; William Penn; religious freedom
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Rhode Island; Roger Williams; religious freedom
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North Carolina; Charles II; helped England control south-eastern N. AM.
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New York; Peter Minuit; Henry Hudson had made claims on the land
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New Jersey; John Berkely, George Carteret; could do anything with land the Duke of York gave them
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New Hampshire; Thomas Hooker; so all men could vote
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Pennsylvania; William Penn; religious freedom
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South Carolina; Charles II; helped England control south-eastern N. AM.
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Georgia; James Olgethorpe; to help debtors and other poor people
