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John White returns to Roanoke and finds deserted land.
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Virginia becomes the first colony.
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Massachusetts is founded
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New Hampshire is founded
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Lord Baltimore founds the colony of Maryland
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Rhode Island is founded by Roger Williams
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Puritans establish the colony of Connecticut
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Delaware is founded by Peter Minuit and the New Sweden Company
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A group of Virginians establishes Carolina
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Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret found New Jersey
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The Duke of York establishes New York
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Pennsylvania is established by William Penn
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James Oglethorpe establishes the colony of Georgia
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The colonies declare their independence from England
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The 13 colonies are represented in the first American flag
