Colony |
Settlement |
Leader |
Date |
Reason |
Georgia |
Savannah |
James Oglethorpe |
1733 |
Place for people who were not wanted in England-Protection from Spain and France |
North Carolina |
Albemarle |
Group of Businessmen |
1653 |
Trade |
South Carolina |
Charleston |
Group of Businessmen |
1670 |
Trade |
Virginia |
Jamestown |
John Smith |
1607 |
Trade |
Maryland |
St. Mary's |
Lord Baltimore |
1634 |
Religious Freedom |
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