Puritans

13 colonies

  • Virginia was founded

    Virginia was founded
    Virginia was the first colony and Jamestown was the first permanent colony in it. Virginia was founded under a patent for the London Company. A Lot of history was here.
  • The pilgrims founded plymouth

    The pilgrims founded plymouth
    Plymouth is now mainly known for a bolder but a bunch of history was here. The Mayflower arrived here and built this colony.
  • massachusetts was founded

    massachusetts was founded
    Massachusetts was also founded by pilgrims and puritans. The english told the puritans they can have a colony. Plymouth is a toun in massachusetts
  • New netherlands was founded

    New netherlands was founded
    New Netherlands is now known as New York. It was also huge because it covered 4 states today. The dutch founded this coloniy.
  • New hampshire was founded

    New hampshire was founded
    New Hampshire had bad soil but the people were able to grow crops there. New Hampshire was one of the original 13 colonies. New Hampshire's motto is "Live Free or Die"
  • Maryland was founded

    Maryland was founded
    The Maryland Colony's original name was the Province of Maryland. Maryland used to be 12 million acres but today it's about half that. In 1788 it became a state.
  • Rhoade island was founded

    Rhoade island was founded
    They had a huge fishing industry. They also promoted religious tolerance. It was in the New England colonies.
  • Delaware was founded

    Delaware was founded
    Delaware made a lot of money by selling iron ore. It was named after a large river. It had a lot of religious tolerance.
  • Penselvenia was founded

    Penselvenia was founded
    William Penn founded Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Colony was also called the Province of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Colony grew hem, flax, rye, which were important for industry.
  • The decrolation of indipendince was signed

    The decrolation of indipendince was signed
    4 famous people signed it. People fought over it. After that it was America!