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1638 BCE
Delaware Colony
The Delaware Colony was founded in the year of 1638 by Peter Minuit and New Sweden Company. Named after the Delaware River whose name was derived from that of Sir Thomas West (Lord de la Warr) who was Virginia Company's very first governor. -
New York Colony
On 4 May 1626, officials of the Dutch West India Company in New Netherlands founded New Amsterdam, which soon became New York City. The English captured the colony in 1664, though a complete ousting of Dutch rule did not happen until 10 November 1674. -
Maryland colony
The Maryland Colony was founded in 1633 by George Calvert, Lord Baltimore and many other colonists, at Baltimore. King Charles I of England said that the name for the new colony was to be called Maryland in honor of his wife, Queen Henrietta Maria. -
Rhode Island Colony
In 1636, Roger Williams settled at the tip of Narragansett Bay after being sent away from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views, on land granted to him by the Narragansett tribe. He called the site "Providence Plantation" and declared it a place of religious freedom. -
New Hampshire Colony
The New Hampshire Colony was founded in the year of 1638 by Captain John Mason and John Wheelwright and many other colonists. -
North Carolina Colony
In 1665, Sir John Yeamans established a second permanent colony in North Carolina on the Cape Fear River near present-day Wilmington. In 1670, a settlement near present-day Charleston, South Carolina (Charles Town) was made. -
South Carolina Colony
The South Carolina Colony was founded in the year of 1633 by eight English nobles with a Royal Charter from King Charles II - refer to Lords Proprietors and the Charter of Carolina. North and South Carolina were one colony until the year of 1729. Meaning of State name: Carolina is derived from the Latin name Carolus, translated as "Charles." -
new Jersey Colony
The New Jersey Colony was founded in the year of 1664 by Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. -
Pennsylvania Colony
The Pennsylvania Colony was founded in the year of 1682 by William Penn and many other colonists. -
Georgia Colony
The Georgia Colony was founded in 1732 by James Oglethorpe and many other colonists.
