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The Virginia colony was founded in 1607 by John Smith and other colonists including John Rofle.
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In 1620 religion was at the center of puritan goverment and community life in Massachusetts. Massachusetts was also self governed.
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The New York colony was originally a Dutch colony called New Netherland, founded by Peter Minuit in 1626 on Manhattan island.
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The colony of Maryland began in 1632, When King Charles I of England gave land in North America to Cecilius Calvert.
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In 1636, Roger William founded a new colony that became known as Rhode Island. There, people could worship freely.
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In 1636, Thomas Hooker led about 100 colonists west to the Connecticut river. There they founded the town of Hartford.
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Colonists for Massachusetts bay moved north an settled in the area that became New Hampshire and Maine.
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The Delaware colony was founded by Willam Penn. for a time this land was part of Pennsylvania, but later it became the colony of Delaware.
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In 1653,Charles II formed a new colony called south Virginia called Carolina.The North part of Carolina had few harbors and was not as good for farming.In 1729 ,Carolina became two colonies.North Carolina and South Carolina.
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In 1663, Charles II formed a new colony called south of Virginia called Carolina. Colonists first settled on South Carolina because of the rich soil. In 1729, Carolina because two colonies North Carolina and South Carolina.
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