| New England Colonies | Founder | Date | Reason for Founding |
| Massachusets Bay Plymouth |
Williamd Bradford John Winthrop |
1620 | Religious Freedom |
| New Hampshire | John Mason | 1622 | Commerce |
| Connecticut | Thomas Hooker | 1652 | Religious Freedom |
| Rhode Island | Roger Williams | 1636 | Relgious Freedom |
| Middle Colonies | |||
| New York | Dutch Settlers | 1624 | Expand Trade |
| Delaware | Swedish Settlers | 1638 | Swedish Settlers |
| New Jersey | John Berkely George Cateret |
1664 | Commercial Interests |
| Pennsylvania | William Penn | 1681 | Religious and Commercial Interests |
| Southern Colonies | |||
| Virginia | John Smith | 1607 | Expand Trade |
| Maryland | George Calvert | 1632 | Religious Freedom and Commercial Interest |
| North Carolina | 1719 | Split Fron South Carolina | |
| South Carolinas | Group of Eight | 1663 | Commercial Interest |
| Georgia | James Ogethrope | 1732 | Home for Debtors Commercial Interests |
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