Colony |
Settlement |
Leader |
Date |
Reason |
Virginia |
Jamestown |
John Smith |
1607 |
Trade |
Massachusetts |
Plymouth |
William Bradford |
1620 |
Religious freedom |
Boston |
John Winthrop |
1630 |
Religious freedom |
|
New Hampshire |
Portsmouth |
John Mason |
1630 |
Religious freedom and better land |
Connecticut |
Hartford |
Thomas Hooker |
1636 |
Religious freedom |
Rhode Island |
Providence |
Roger Williams |
1636 |
Religious freedom |
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