Notes - Colonies

On Wednesday, we talked about some colonies among the earliest thirteen colonies. Here are some notes from the class period

• Massachusetts - First New England colonies. Settled by Pilgrims, then Puritan
• New Hampshire - Established by people who left Puritan
• Rhode Island - Roger William & Anne Hutchinson - they believed that 

1. The established churches had too much power.
2. State/Government should be separate from the church, or religion
3. Freedom of religion

• Connecticut - Thomas Hooker - Leave from Puritan  #Wrote a document called "The Foundational Orders of Connecticut - First written system of government in North America. 
• New York - People from Netherland   Henry Hudson - paid by dutch   Largest town - New Amsterdam
• New Jersey - The English took over the New Amsterdam and divided it into two colonies - NY, NJ   They changed the name of New Amsterdam to New York City
• Pennsylvania - Established by William Penn - Quakers. He asked English King to give him land for settling colony and get approved    

           Penn's belief: All people should be treated equally, No slavery, Maintain peace with natives

• Delaware - Established by Swedes. Then dutch took over. Then the English took over. Some southern Pennsylvania settlers wanted to set up their own colony - Quaker leader agreed