Match the following.

1. founded the Rhode Island colony
Peter Stuyvesant
2. was the proprietor of New Hampshire
Roger Williams
3. was the Dutch governor of New Amsterdam
Carteret and Berkeley
4. were the proprietors of New Jersey
William Penn
5. was the proprietor of Delaware and Pennsylvania
Puritans
6. began the Boston settlement to escape religious persecution
Pedro Menendez
7. began the Philadelphia settlement to enjoy religious freedom
John Mason
8. founded the Spanish fort city of St. Augustine
Quakers

1 answer

Here are the correct matches:

  1. founded the Rhode Island colony - Roger Williams
  2. was the proprietor of New Hampshire - John Mason
  3. was the Dutch governor of New Amsterdam - Peter Stuyvesant
  4. were the proprietors of New Jersey - Carteret and Berkeley
  5. was the proprietor of Delaware and Pennsylvania - William Penn
  6. began the Boston settlement to escape religious persecution - Puritans
  7. began the Philadelphia settlement to enjoy religious freedom - Quakers
  8. founded the Spanish fort city of St. Augustine - Pedro Menendez

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