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Jamestown was the first settlement in the Virginia Colony.
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The Plymouth Colony was settled by the English in 1620. In 1691, The Plymouth Colony was merged with Massachusettes Bay Colony to become the Province of Massachusettes Bay.
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The New Amsterdam Settlement was established on the Southern tip of Manhattan Island in 1625. In 1665, it was renamed New York.
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New Hampshire was settled as the Province of New Hampshire in 1629, but didn't become a formal colony until October 7, 1691.
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The Massachusettes Bay Colony was an English settlement founded in 1630.
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It was originally known as the Province of Carolina, but would later become the U.S. States of North Carolina and Tennessee.
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Charles Town, South Carolina was founded in 1670. The first ship to land in Charles Town was the Carolina, in April 1670
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The Province of Pennsylvania was granted to William Penn in 1681. The name Pennsylvania roughly translates to "Penn's Woods".
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The Province of Georgia was established in 1732 by General James Oglethorpe . It was the last of the thirteen colonies to be established in what would eventually become the United States.
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The Revolutionary War was fought between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies. After control was gained of the 13 colonial governments, the Second Continental Congress was formed. In 1776 a formal Delclaration of Independence was written and the United States of America was born.
