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