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Period: Jun 5, 1493 to
The 13 Colonies
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The Tobacco Colones
In 1606, King James I divided the Atlantic seaboard in two, giving the southern half to the London Company -
Plymouth Company
England's first attempt to establish a colony occurred in 1607 off the coast of Maine by the Plymouth Company, but it failed. Plymouth Colony was not established until 1620. -
The New England Colonies
The first English emigrants to what would become the New England colonies were a small group of Puritan separatists, later called the Pilgrims, who arrived in Plymouth in 1620. -
Haven for Catholics
George and Cecil Calvert as a safe haven for Catholics. -
Religious freedom for all
Roger Williams to have a place of religious freedom for all. -
New Sweden Company
Peter Minuit and the New Sweden Company. British took over in 1664. -
Province of Carolina
Originally part of the Province of Carolina. Split off from North Carolina in 1712. -
Population
Between 1700 and 1775, the population of the colonies grew from approximately 250,000 to almost 2,500,000. -
The Southern Colonies
By contrast, the Carolina colony, a territory that stretched south from Virginia to Florida and west to the Pacific Ocean, was much less cosmopolitan. In its northern half, hardscrabble farmers eked out a living. -
The Declaration of Independence
America Claimed it's independence from Great Britain. They did this by making the Declaration of Independence and making the important people in America sign the Declaration of Independence.
