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First Coloney
After helping establish the first the first English settlement on the island of Roanoke which was off the coast. -
third colonies
Massachusetts is founded in 1620. the puritans they found Massachusetts the king of england have their permission. -
forth coloney
Massachusetts is founded. The King of England grants a charter to a group of Puritans to allow them to form a colony along the Massachusetts Bay. The Puritans form the colony of Massachusetts as a place to spread their religion and extend the empire of Great Britain. -
fifth coloney
ord Baltimore founds the colony of Maryland. The first colonists from England to arrive on the western shore of Maryland call it St. Mary's. George Calvert, the first Lord of Baltimore, is acting under a royal charter to create a colony to serve as a refuge for Catholics. -
6 coloney
Rhode Island is founded by Roger Williams. After being kicked out Massachusetts for his belief in the separation of church and state, Roger Williams goes to live with the Narragansett Indians. He forms Providence, which will be the capital of Rhode Island. -
last coloney
Rhode Island is founded by Roger Williams. After being kicked out Massachusetts for his belief in the separation of church and state, Roger Williams goes to live with the Narragansett Indians. He forms Providence, which will be the capital of Rhode Island. -
9 coloney
A group of Virginians establishes Carolina. Acting on a charter from King Charles II, eight noblemen from Virginia create a settlement south of Virginia. They call it Carolina, although it is divided into North Carolina and South Carolina when the crown takes control of the colony in 1729. -
8 colony
Pennsylvania is established by William Penn. Acting on a land grant that is owed to his deceased father, William Penn creates a colony to serve as a refuge for Quakers under persecution in England. By 1700, it grows to be the third largest colony in the New World. -
7 coloney
Pennsylvania is established by William Penn. Acting on a land grant that is owed to his deceased father, William Penn creates a colony to serve as a refuge for Quakers under persecution in England. By 1700, it grows to be the third largest colony in the New World. -
second
Virginia becomes the first colony. Virginia is founded under a patent for the London Company and becomes the first British colony in North America. Jamestown, Virginia is the first permanent English settlement.
