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What colonies were founded for political reasons?

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Answer:

Massachusetts Escape religious persecution in England

Connecticut Farming, trade, political freedom

Rhode Island Colony for people of all religions

New Hampshire Trade, fishing

New York Colony built on land captured from Dutch

Pennsylvania Quaker colony

Delaware Trade, farming

Virginia English Colony in North America, Search for gold

Maryland Colony for Catholics

New Jersey Colony built on land captured from Dutch

North Carolina Farming

South Carolina Farming

Georgia Colony for debtors

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Answer:

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Connecticut

Massachusetts

Step-by-step explanation:

New Hampshire for trading and fishing

Rhode Island for people of all religions

Connecticut for farming, trading, and political freedom

Massachusetts for escaping the religious persecution in England

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