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Virginia
Virginia became the first British Colony in North America. John Smith was the one who founded Virginia. -
Massachusetts
The Puritans formed this colony to spread their religion. john Winthrop was the founder of the colony. He was a pilgrim -
New Hampshire
Captain John Mason founded New Hampshire. It was named after a county in England named Hampshire County. -
Maryland
George Calvert founded Maryland. The first colonist from England called it St Mary's and it was used as a safe place for Catholics -
Rhode Island
Roger Williams was kicked out of Massachusetts because of his religion. He then discovered Rhode Island. -
Delaware
Delaware was founded by Peter Minuit. Delaware was named after the Delaware River which was explored by the Dutch. -
New York
The Duke of York renamed the area New York. The settlers, the Dutch, called the city New Amsterdam but was changed to New York City. -
Pennsylvania
The colony was founded by William Penn and the Quakers. He received this land from a debt that was owed to his family. -
Georgia
James Oglethorpe established Georgia. He created this as a divider between the Spanish and the British. The Spanish lived in Florida and the British in South Carolina -
Independence
The colonies declare independence from the from England through the Revolutionary war by signing The Declaration of Independence.
