The 13 colonies

Important facts about the 13 Colonies

By Rileygwen

  • Virginia

    Virginia
    The first colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia-refer to Virginia Colony.

  • London

    London
    The Headright System was set up by the London company in 1618 that gave 50 acres of land to colonists who paid their own way to Virginia, or paid the way for someone else.

  • Massachusetts

    Massachusetts
    Massachsetts founded in 1619 founeded by puritans.

  • New England

    New England
    The Pilgrim Fathers, or Pilgrims, founded the second colony of the Plymouth Settlement in New England in 1620, located in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. The Mayflower Compact was a legal specify basic laws and social rules for their new colony. In 1624, Virginia was made a royal colony.

  • New York

    New York
    New Netherlands, which became New York, was settled by the Dutch-refer to Peter Stuyvesant and Peter Stuyvesant and Peter Minuit.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire
    New Hampshire was founded 1632 founded by Jhon Wheelwright.

  • Maryland

    Maryland
    Maryland founded in 1634 founded by lord Baltimore

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut
    Connecticut founded in 1635 founded by Thomas Hooker.

  • Deleware

    Deleware
    Deleware founded in 1638 founded by Peter Minuit and sweeden company.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina
    North Carolina founded in 1653 founded by Virginans.