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13 Colonies and their founders

  • Jamestown, Va was founded

    Jamestown, Va was founded
    Jamestown, Va was the first established twon in the 13 colonies
  • Massechusets was founded

    Massechusets was founded
    *1620 the Plymouth colony was founded
    *1630- the Massechusetts Bay colony was founded
    It was founded by the Puritains
  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire
    New Hampshire was founded by John Mason
  • Connecticuit was founded

    Connecticuit was founded
    Founded by Thomas Hooker, which was part of the Puritain group that founded Massechusetts
  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island
    Founded by Peter Minuit and The New Sweden Company
  • North Carolina

    North Carolina
    North Carolina was founded by the Virginians
  • South Carolina

    South Carolina
    Founded by eight Nobels with a Royal Charter from King Charles 2.
  • New York

    New York
    New York was founded by King Charles 2, and was named after his brother, The Duke of York.
  • New Jersey was founded

    New Jersey was founded
    New Jersey was founded by Lord Berkeley and Sir John Carteret
  • Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania
    Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn in a Royoal Charter granted by King Charles 2. It was named after William Penn and the Latin word sylvania, which means forrest land.
  • Georgia

    Georgia
    Georgia was the last of the colonies founded. It was founded by James Oglethorpe by a grant from King George 2.