Pennsylvania

-Founded by William Penn in 1681 as a "holy experiment"

-Believed in fair treatment of Native Americans

-Became a colony in 1681

Delaware

-Founded by Pennsylvania's Lower Colonies in 1701 when they were allowed to elect their own assembly

-Broke away from Pennsylvania in 1704

Connecticut

-Founded by Thomas Hooker in 1636

-Was founded because of belief that the government had too much power

-Wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

-Became a seperate colony in 1662

Rhode Island

-Founded by Roger Williams in 1635

-Was founded because of belief that Church and state should be seperate

-Believed in religious tolerence

-It became a colony in 1636

Massachusetts

-Founded by the Puritans in the 1630s

-Wanted religious freedom

-Governed by John Winthrop who created the General Court

-Became a colony in 1629

New Hampshire

-Started out as a group of trading a fishing villiages along the north coast of Boston

-The king made these towns an official colony in 1680 

New York

-Founded by the Dutch as the colony of New Netherland to trade furs

-Gave patroons to encourage farming

-Became called New York in 1664 after it was taken by Charles II

New Jersey

-Was given by the Duke of York to Lord Berkeley and Sir Carteret in 1664

-Was a propietary colony due to fertile soil and good resources

-Became a royal colony in 1702

Maryland

-Founded by Sir Calvert in 1632, who wanted to build a colony where Catholics could practice religion freely

-Made land grants and welcomed all settlers

-Passed the Act of Toleration in 1649

-Was a colony in 1632

North Carolina

-Founded in 1663 by a group of English nobles

-Used slaves to farm rice and indigo

-Became North Carolina in 1712

South Carolina

Delaware