TABLE 3.1 English Colonies Established in North America, 1607–1750
ColonyDateOriginal Colony TypeReligionStatus in 1750
Virginia1624RoyalChurch of EnglandRoyal
Massachusetts1630CharterCongregationalistRoyal with charter
Maryland1632ProprietaryCatholicRoyal
Connecticut1662CharterCongregationalistCharter
Rhode Island1663CharterNo Established ChurchCharter
Carolina1663ProprietaryChurch of England
 North1691Royal
 South1691Royal
New Jersey1664ProprietaryChurch of EnglandRoyal
New York1664ProprietaryChurch of EnglandRoyal
Pennsylvania1681ProprietaryQuakerProprietary
Delaware1704ProprietaryLutheran/QuakerProprietary
Georgia1732CharterChurch of England (Royal 1752)
New Hampshire (separated from Massachusetts)1691RoyalCongregationalistRoyal