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The first colony known as Jamestown was the first of the original 13 colonies It was located on the Atlantic coast of North America. Jamestown was settled in present day Virginia.
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The second colony known as Plymouth was founded by pilgrims. Important people include John Carver and William Bradford. The colony was in Massachusetts.
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The New York colony is the third colony (originally New Amsterdam, annexed by England) founded by the Dutch West India company. It was one of the New England colonies.
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The Maryland colony was the fourth colony and was religious. This colony was owned by Lord Baltimore until 1689. Tobacco was grown in this colony.
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The fifth colony known as the Rhode island colony was founded by Rodger Williams, who was banished from Boston by Governor Winthrop for his beliefs. He believed in the separation of the church and the government.
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The Connecticut colony was founded by Thomas Hooker. It was a New England colony and many people there were Dutch.
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This colony was one of the New England colonies. It is in New Hampshire. The main religion was puritans.
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The Delaware colony did not have one religion. There were many religions and it was an accepting colony.
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North Carolina was the ninth colony. It was in a warm climate and had a lot of agriculture.
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The South Carolina colony had religious freedom, but also had slavery. There were lots of forests.
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New Jersey was a middle colony. It had a mild climate and a lot of crops were grown there.
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The Pennsylvania colony was fought over by the English and Dutch. The main religion was Quakers.
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Georgia was founded to give people in debt a chance to escape it. At first, there was no slavery, but it soon grew.
