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Virgina- first colony
Founded by John Smith and other colonists backed by the London Company, at Jamestown. -
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Founding dates of 13 colonies
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New York - second colony
Founded by Duke of York and other colonist on Manhatten Island. It was the 11th colony to become a state on July 26, 1788 -
Maryland - fouth colony
Founded by George Calvert, Lord Baltimore and other colonists, at Baltimore. Maryland was the 7th colony to become a state on April 28, 1788. -
South Carolina - tenth colony
Founded by the Lord Proprietors and the Charter of Carolina -
Rhode Island - fifth colony
Founded by Rogers Williams and others, at Providence. Rhode Island was the 13th colony to become a state on May 29,1790. -
Connecticut - sixth colony
Founded by Thomas Hooker and colonist, at Harvard. Connecticut was that 5th colony to become a state on January 9,1788. -
Delaware - eighth colony
Founded by Peter Minuit and New Sweden company. Black Anthony was the first African on the Delaware, brought from the Caribbean in 1639. Delaware was the 1st colony to become a state on December 7, 1787 -
North Carolina - ninth colony
Founded by the Virginians and was the twelfth colony to become a state on November 21, 1789 -
Pennsylvania - twelfth colony
Quakers settled in Pennsylvania. -
Georgia - thirteenth colony
Founded by James Oglethorpe and other colonists. Georgia was the forth colony to become a state on January 2, 1788.
