One example of a colony where religious reasons were less important in explaining its founding is the New Netherland colony. The primary motivation behind the establishment of New Netherland was economic gain and the fur trade, rather than religious freedom or a mission to spread a particular faith. The Dutch West India Company played a significant role in establishing the colony as a trading outpost.
Judaism.
The flight of poor farmers and religious dissenters from planter-run Virginia.
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The purpose of South Carolina is for colonists to move there for religious freedom.
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As a colony dedicated to religious freedom.
Judaism.
The flight of poor farmers and religious dissenters from planter-run Virginia.
led to the founding of the independent minded North Carolina colony.
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The reason for founding the colony of Connecticut was for more religious and economic freedom. Thomas Hooker founded this colony in 1636 in Hartford when he and his congregation left Massachusetts after a disagreement with Puritan leaders.
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The purpose of South Carolina is for colonists to move there for religious freedom.
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the charter of Delaware is Delaware colony's founding document
John Winthrop was one of the leading figures in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His vision of the "Colony City on the Hill" dominated religious and government in the New England colonies. He served twelve terms as governor.
Maryland was the colony where Catholics played important leadership roles in the early days. It was founded as a haven for English Catholics escaping religious persecution, with Lord Baltimore granting them religious freedom. The colony's government and society were predominantly Catholic during its early years.