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| [[Connecticut]] || 1636 || [[Thomas Hooker]], who led a group from [[Massachusetts]]  who wanted [[limited government|less government]] || Shipbuilding, lumber, fish  || Elected by colonists || Congregationalist Church was established

| [[Connecticut]] || 1636 || [[Thomas Hooker]], who led a group from [[Massachusetts]]  who wanted [[limited government|less government]] || Shipbuilding, lumber, fish  || Elected by colonists || Congregationalist Church was established

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| [[New Hampshire]] || 1623 || Colonists who left [[Massachusetts]] for political and religious reasons || Molasses, fish || Governor appointed by king || Congregationalist  

| [[New Hampshire]] || 1623 || Colonists who left Massachusetts for political and religious reasons || Molasses, fish || Governor appointed by king || Congregationalist  

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==New England==

==New England==

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{{main|New England}}

The [[Plymouth Colony]], now part of [[Massachusetts]], was founded by the [[Pilgrims]], a small [[Puritans|Puritan]] sect based in [[England]] and the [[Netherlands]]. One group sailed on the ''[[Mayflower]]''. They drew up the [[Mayflower Compact]] by which they gave themselves broad powers of self-governance and introduced [[democracy]] into America.  They established the small Plymouth Colony in 1620 and later merged with the Massachusetts Bay colony. [[William Bradford]] (1590-1657) was the main leader.  

The [[Plymouth Colony]], now part of Massachusetts, was founded by the [[Pilgrims]], a small [[Puritans|Puritan]] sect based in [[England]] and the [[Netherlands]]. One group sailed on the ''[[Mayflower]]''. They drew up the [[Mayflower Compact]] by which they gave themselves broad powers of self-governance and introduced [[democracy]] into America.  They established the small Plymouth Colony in 1620 and later merged with the Massachusetts Bay colony. [[William Bradford]] (1590-1657) was the main leader.  

===Puritans===

===Puritans===

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{{main|Puritans}}

===Mid-Atlantic Region===

===Mid-Atlantic Region===

Unlike New England, the Mid-Atlantic Region gained much of its population from new immigration, and by 1750, the combined populations of [[New York]], [[New Jersey]], and [[Pennsylvania]] had reached nearly 300,000 people. By 1750, about 60,000 [[Scots-Irish]] and 50,000 [[German Americans|Germans]] came to live in British North America, many of them settling in the Mid-Atlantic Region. [[William Penn]], the man who founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1682, attracted an influx of [[Quakers]] and other immigrants with his policies of religious liberty and freehold ownership. "Freehold" meant that farmers owned their land free and clear of leases. The first major influx of immigrants came mainly from Ireland and consisted of Scots-Irish [[Church of Scotland|Presbyterians]]. The second major immigration came with Germans trying to escape the religious conflicts and declining economic opportunities in Germany and Switzerland.  

Unlike New England, the Mid-Atlantic Region gained much of its population from new immigration, and by 1750, the combined populations of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania had reached nearly 300,000 people. By 1750, about 60,000 [[Scots-Irish]] and 50,000 [[German Americans|Germans]] came to live in British North America, many of them settling in the Mid-Atlantic Region. [[William Penn]], the man who founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1682, attracted an influx of [[Quakers]] and other immigrants with his policies of religious liberty and freehold ownership. "Freehold" meant that farmers owned their land free and clear of leases. The first major influx of immigrants came mainly from Ireland and consisted of Scots-Irish [[Church of Scotland|Presbyterians]]. The second major immigration came with Germans trying to escape the religious conflicts and declining economic opportunities in Germany and Switzerland.  

====Ways of life====

====Ways of life====