Colonies and reason they were established

• Roanoke Island (Lost Colony) was established as an economic venture by Sir Walter Raleigh in North Carolina. The people had a very hard time surviving in this new land and many people starved to death, so they returned to England. Then John White led a second expedition to Roanoke. Once again they suffered
• The first permanent settlement in North America (1607) was in Virginia and was named after King James. Jamestown was an economic venture by the Virginia Company. Settlers traveled there on the ships Susan Constant, Discovery, and Godspeed. At first the colony struggled with starvation, cold winters, Native American attacks and many were lazy. John Smith played a key part in the survival of this colony as he said “only those who work will eat.” He also made an alliance with the Powhatan Natives (Pocahontas) who helped the colony survive even though they still had many conflicts.
• Georgia was a colony for debtors where people could go to pay off their debts instead of being in debtors’ prison. Georgia was also seen as a buffer for the English colonies from the Spanish colony in Florida to the south.
• Massachusetts Bay Colony: was settled by the Puritans to avoid religious persecution 
• Plymouth Settlement + Massachusetts Bay: Settled by separatists from the Church of England called Pilgrims who wanted to avoid religious persecution and to worship freely. They came on the Mayflower Compact
• New York Settlement: first New Netherlands claimed by the Dutch, but the Duke of York was sent by king Charles II to take it over and claim it for England. It was given up without a fight. 
• Philadelphia Settlement/Pennsylvania: settled by William Penn and the Quakers, who wanted freedom to practice their faith without interference. They were members of the Christian Protestant religion, also known as the Religious Society of Friends, which was started in England in the 1600s and exists today and believed in equality for all.