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Jamestown was England's first permanent North American settlement. -
Plymouth was founded by pilgrims on the Mayflower. -
New Hampshire was founded as a fishing and trading settlement. -
New York allowed people of many different religions and cultures. -
The people who founded Massachusetts Bay aimed to create a model Christian society. -
Maryland was governed by a German Palatinate Lord. -
The Government in 1775 Connecticut was governed as a Charter colony. -
They made Rhode Island a colony on May 29, 1790. -
North Carolina was the first state to declare independence from England, on May 20, 1775. -
In 1729 King George I accepted the request to make South Carolina a royal colony. -
In 1664 the British took control of New Jersey from the Dutch. -
Pennsylvania had religious freedom. -
Delaware was originally called New Sweden. -
Georgia was named after King George II.