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Virgina:John Smith.To find gold
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Massachusetts William Bradford & John Winthorp. To form communities where they could foloow the rules of the bible and serve thier god
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Maryland:Cecilius Calvert. As a refuge for catholics
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Connecticut:Thomas Hooker. For religous freedom
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Delaware:William Penn. So all christans could live together in peace.
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Rhode Island:Roger Williams.Their people could worship freely.also kept the goverment seperate from the church
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North Carolina:Eight lord proprietors. To help england control southeastern north america
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South Carolina:Eight different english investors. To help england control southeastern north america
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New York Peter Minuit. To make money for their colony
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New Hampshire: Ferinando gorges John Mason. So settelers could earn money by fishing
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Pennsylvania: William Penn. So all christans could live together in peace
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New Jersey :John Berkely George Carteret. East Jersey West Jersey came together too form New Jersey
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Georiga:James Oglethorpe. to help debtors and other poor people