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The first English people settled in Virginia on the James River. They were called the Virginia Company.
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About 100 Pilgrims sailed on the Mayflower from England to Plymouth for religious freedom.
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Maryland was founded by Lord Baltimore in 1634.
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The first person who found Connecticut was Thomas Hooker. Thomas Hooker founded Connecticut after he was kicked out of Massachusetts.
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Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams. Roger Williams was kicked put of Massachusetts for believing in religious tolerance.
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Delaware was founded by Peter Minuit and the Sweden Company. It was first called the New Sweden. it later was renamed Delaware by James, the Duke of York.
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Eight Virginians settled south of Virginia and called it the Carolinas. It was later divided into North Carolina and South Carolina.
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Lord Berkley and Sir George Carteret was given land by James, the Duke of York and founded New Jersey.
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New York was named in the honor of James, The Duke of York.
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Williams Penn founded Pennsylvania for the Quakers.
