... Francis Drake. 2. Newfoundland was England's 1st attempt at colonization. It failed when promoter Sir Humphrey Gilbert died. Gilbert's brother, Sir Walter Raleigh tried again, landed on North Carolina's Roanoke Island. Colony mysteriously vanished. 3. While England failed at colonization, Spain thrived. Philip II used the profits from his colonies to build the "Invincible Armada." 1588, English ships defeat the Spanish fleet ... the land belonged to the Indians, not something that can be granted by the king. Williams denied authority of civil gov't to regulate religious behavior. He fled...

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... beliefs. She and 6 of her children joined Roger Williams and his followers to Providence. In 1634, they were granted a charter to begin a new colony, called Rhode Island. V. Connecticut - Connecticut was also started by Puritans who were searching for superior farmland. - Thomas Hooker was a Puritan preacher. He and his congregation moved south in ... protect the other English colonies from the Spanish controlled areas of Florida. By 1763 thirteen colonies had been established. These were, in order of establishment: 1. Virginia 2. Massachusetts 3. Rhode Island 4. Connecticut 5. New Hamp...

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