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Virginia establishes jamestown
Jamestown, Virginia was picked, for their settlement, which was named after their King, James. It was the first permanent English settlement in North America -
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colonies to states
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Plymouth colony is founded by Pilgrims
The Mayflower Compact was an agreement that bound the signers to obey the government and legal system established in Plymouth Colony, which was founded by pilgrams. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony is founded by Puritans
The Puritans began to look for a place where they could avoid persecution and build a community of their own. People came there for religious reasons. -
Georgia is founded
Georgia was the last of the thirteen colonies to be founded. Georgia would be a philanthropic and military enterprise that would provide the “worthy” poor a new start