American Colonies

  • Massachusetts Colony

    Massachusetts Colony
    It is where Roanoke, the lost colony was.
  • Virginia Colony

    Virginia Colony
    Williamsburg, VA, became a big city in the 1750s.
  • Connecticut

    Connecticut
    Puritans formed the colony Connecticut.
  • Delaware

    Delaware
    William Penn met the Delaware Indians, and was friends with them, so he named Delaware after them.
  • Rhode Island Colony

    Rhode Island Colony
    A New England Colony
  • North Carolina Colony

    North Carolina Colony
    A Southern Colony
  • New York Colony

    New York Colony
    Previously called New Netherland
  • New Jersey Colony

    New Jersey Colony
    Quakers settled here because they thought it was safe for them to live there.
  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire
    A New England Colony
  • Pennsylvania Colony

    Pennsylvania Colony
    German immogrants formed the colony.
  • South Carolina Colony

    South Carolina Colony
    A Southern Colony
  • Georgia Colony

    Georgia Colony
    Named after King George II
  • Maryland Colony

    Maryland Colony
    In 1664, in the area where Maryland was, slavery became legal.