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Virginia
This colony was founded by John Smith and the London Company -
Massachusettes
Founded: 1630 by John Winthrop and others, at Massachusetts Bay Major Industry: Agriculture (fishing, corn, livestock), Manufacturing (lumbering, shipbuilding) Colony Named for: Massachusetts tribe (word means "large hill place") Became a State: February 6, 1788 This colony hosted the first Thanksgiving -
New York
Founded: 1626 by Peter Minuit and others, on Manhattan Island Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (cattle, grain, rice, indigo, wheat) Colony Named for: Duke of York Became a State: July 26, 1788 -
Maryland
This colony was founded by Lord Baltimore. Maryland was known for shipbuilding, iron works, corn, wheat, rice, indigo -
Connecticut
Founded: 1636 by Thomas Hooker and others, at Hartford Major Industry: Agriculture (wheat, corn, fishing) Colony Named for: from an Algonquin word, quinnehtukqut, "beside the long tidal river" Became a State: February 6, 1788 -
Rhode Island
This Colony was founded by Roger Williams. Major Industry: Agriculture (dairy, fishing), Manufacturing (lumbering) Colony Named for: Dutch for "red island" Became a State: May 29, 1790 -
New Hampshire
Founded: 1638 by John Wheelwright and others Major Industry: Agriculture (potatoes, fishing), Manufacturing (textiles, shipbuilding) Colony Named for: county of Hampshire in England Became a State: June 21,1788 -
South Carolina
Founded: 1663 by English colonists Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton, cattle) Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England Became a State: May 23, 1788 -
New Jersey
Founded: 1664 by English colonists Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton, cattle) Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England Became a State: May 23, 1788 -
Georgia
Founded: 1732 by James Oglethorpe and others Major Industry: Agriculture (indigo, rice, sugar) Colony Named for: England's King George II Became a State: January 2, 1788
