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 Pilgrims and Puritans 3 Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson 4 Self-government 5 Thomas Hooker 6 Plymouth 7 Jamestown Founded to escape religious persecution Connecticut Founded for a commercial profit ($) Massachusetts Mayflower Compact Reason for founding Rhode Island Rhode Island