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John Smith and the London Company found the Virginia Colony at Jamestown.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony (Plymouth) is established as the 2nd colony.
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Virginia becomes a royal colony of England.
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New Amsterdam is settled, which later became New York.
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Maryland becomes the 4th colony.
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Connecticut becomes the 6th colony.
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South Carolina is established as the 9th colony.
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Quaker William Penn founds the Pennsylvania Colony; the 12th of original 13 colonies, looking for freedom of religion.
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Massachusetts becomes a royal colony.
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New Jersey becomes a royal colony.
