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Massachusetts Bay Colony (Plymouth) is established as the 2nd colony in 1620.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony (plymouth) is established as the 2nd Colony
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New Hampshire becomes the 3rd colony in 1623.
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Maryland becomes the 4th colony in 1634.
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South Carolina is established as the 9th colony in 1664.
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New Jersey becomes the 10th colony in 1664
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New York becomes the 11th original colony in 1664.
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Quaker William Penn finds the Pennsylvania colony; the 12th of the original 13 colonies, looking for freedom of religion.
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Massachusetts becomes a royal colony in 1691.
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New Jersey becomes a royal colony in 1702.
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North and South Carolina become an English royal colony in 1729.
