after each dash is basically a question please help! and explain everything!!!i just wanna study
- Know how each settlement formed and who formed them.
1.Jamestown
2.Providence
3.MAryland
4.Massachusetts
5.Georgia
6.Pennsylvania
2007-10-21 06:42:12 · 1 answers · asked by Noone19 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Jamestown>first permanent English settlement in North America. Named for King James I
Providence>a colony established by Roger Williams after he left Massachusetts. The colony became known as Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations. Named after the Greek island of Rhodes.
Maryland>English colony established by the Calvert family has a refuge for English Catholics. Named for the wife of Charles I
Massachusetts>colony formed from the Plymouth Bay colony.
Massachusetts is a Native American name.
Georgia>colony established by James Oglethorpe has a home of inmates of Britain's debtors' prisons. Named for King George I
Pennsylvania> colony established by William Penn as a home for his Quaker religion. Pennsylvania means "Penn's woods".
2007-10-21 12:16:55 · answer #1 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋