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Virginia
Founded by the London Company -
Massachusetts
Founded by the Massachusetts Bay Company -
Maryland
Founded by Lord Baltimore -
Connecticut
Founded by Thomas Hooker -
Rhode Island
Founded by Roger Williams -
New York
Founded by the duke of York -
New Jersey
Founded by Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkley -
New Hampshire
Founded by John Wheelwright -
Pennsylvania
Founded by William Penn -
North Carolina
Founded by colonists who revolt against proprietor -
Delaware
Founded by William Penn -
South Carolina
Founded by English colonists -
Georgia
Founded by James Oglethorpe