Matching Pairs New England Colonies MatchingOnline version Match the correct colonial region characteristic with the specific colony. by Nellie Brooke 1 Escape religious persecution in Massachusetts 2 Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson 3 Self-government 4 Jamestown 5 Pilgrims and Puritans 6 Thomas Hooker 7 Plymouth Founded for a commercial profit ($) Founded to escape religious persecution Mayflower Compact Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut Reason for founding Rhode Island