Colony Information
Founding and Population
Founding Information
Founder |
Colony Founded |
Orginal Population |
Year Founded |
Roger Williams |
Rhode Island |
Narragansett, Wampanoag, Nipmuc, Nitantic, and Pequot Native American tribes |
1790 |
John Winthrop |
Massachusetts |
Wampanoag, Nauset, Massachuset, Nipmuc, Pocomtuc, and the Mahican Confederacy Native American Tribes |
1788 |
Thomas Hooker |
Connecticut |
Algonkian, Pequot, Naintic, Paugusset, Quinnipiac, Saukiog, Siwanog, Tunxis and Wangunk Native American tribes |
1788 |
Captain John Mason |
New Hampshire |
Algonquian Native American tribes |
1788 |
Why Were These Colonies Founded?
- Massachusetts was founded for religious freedom for Puritans
- Rhode Island was founded for religious freedom and separation of church and state after a disagreement with Massachusetts
- Connecticut was founded for religious and political freedoms and separation of church and state after a disagreement with Massachusetts
- New Hampshire was founded for economic gain