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Jamestown is founded
Due to the Virginia Company of England, in honor of Elizabeth I Jamestown was founded. -
The Founding of Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by the Puritans, a religious group in England. Their goal was to find religious freedom in this new colony and escape persecution in England. -
New Hampshire is Founded
Captain John Mason is credited with the creation of the colony of New Hampshire which started off as a fishing colony. -
Maryland is founded
Cecilius Calvert II founded the colony of Mayland for people to have religious freedom. -
Founding of Rhode Island
Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams in 1636, who had been banished from the Massachusetts colony for his religious tolerance and the separation of church and state. -
Connecticut is Founded
It was organized on March 3, 1636, as a settlement for a Puritan congregation, and the English permanently gained after struggles with the Dutch. -
Delaware is founded
William Penn founded Delaware which in 1681 became part of Pennsylvania and the Three Lower Counties on Delaware. -
South Carolina is founded
King Charles II, gave a group of eight noblemen a large tract of land to the south of the Virginia colony in 1663. -
North Carolina is founded
Carolina was a Proprietary colony established by England's King Charles II through the charter of 24 Mar. 1663. -
New Jersey is founded
On June 24, 1664, James, Duke of York, granted Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret, ownership of a swath of land between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers. -
New York is founded
This Oyster Island was granted to Captain Robert Needham by the colonial Governor of New York, Richard Nicholls. -
Pennsylvania is founded
English Quaker William Penn founded Pennsylvania in 1681, when King Charles II granted him a charter for over 45,000 square miles of land.