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It was founded by a Spanish sea captain.
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John White and 116 other settlers set up the colony.
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Captain John Smith took charge.
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The colonists were all known as Pilgrims because they traveled to the new world.
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John Withrup was the first governor of the colony.
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Was the capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1779.
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The town grew wealthy and became an early target of Pirates who roamed the coast from North Carolina to the Caribbean.
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The Englishman William Penn found a city on the Deleware River in southeastern Pennsylvania where he and his fellow Quakers could practice their religion freely.