During the great awakening what led to the foundation of several colleges in the new england colonies

Religious figures such as ministers who had different religious perspectives or ideas set up colleges around New England where they would be better able to preserve those ideas and be able to practice their specific religious thoughts and beliefs with other believers, as well as people who were interested and wanted to convert.

He was an adventurer and writer who established a colony near roanoke island, in present day north coralina.