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New York
In 1626 Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland and later buys Manhatten from the Native Americans for items that approximately cost $24. He now names the island New Amsterdam. -
Massachusetts
John Wrinthrop leads over 900 colonists to settle in the Massachusetts bay colony. -
Rhode Island
In 1636 in Rhode Island Thomas Hooker arrives in Hartford Connecticut and founds the first church in territory. -
New Hampshire
Anne Hutchinson leaves for Rhode Island and founds Portsmouth and William Coddington. Also Peter Minuit dies in a shipwreck. -
Delaware
In March 1638 the Swedish colony of New Sweden became the first permanent European settlement in Delaware. -
North Carolina
A union of Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven colonies formed in 1643-plans to help England ongoing Anglo-Dutch Wars. -
South Carolina
During July 8th in 1663 Rhode Island was given a royal charter by Charles 2. -
New Jersey
The Hudson River valley Indians surrender part of their territory to the Dutch. -
Pennsylvania
Aug,24th 1682 The Duke of York awards William Penn a deed to the lands that make up Delaware -
Georgia
Georgia becomes a colony out of land from the South Carolina territory when the charter of 1732 is issued to James Oglethorpe and others.
