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Virginia founded
Also known as: colony and Dominion of Virginia -
Period: to
1607-1664
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Pocahontas and John Rolfe marry
Pocahontas and John Rolfe were married in Jamestown -
House of Bergesses formed
The house of Bergesses was the first elected legislative body for colonial Virginia -
Plymouth Colony found
Plymouth was the first permanent colony of Massachusetts. -
Maryland
Maryland was a proprietary colony -
Delaware
Also known as new Netherland new Sweden -
Georgia
The colony is named after king George 2nd -
New Jersey
It was one of the original 13 colonies -
New York
New york used to be called new Amsterdam. -
connecticut
The colony was granted a royal charter in 1662 -
North Carolina
It was the first English colony to declare independence