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By sarah.jewell
  • Virginia

    Virginia

    This colony was founded by settlers led by John Smith from the Virgina Company of London.
  • Plymouth

    Plymouth

    This colony was founded by Pilgrims that were led by William Bradford.
  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire

    This colony was founded by colonists who left Massachusetts for politicall and religious reasons.
  • New York

    New York

    This colony was founded by the Dutch. It was inhabited by the English in 1664.
  • Masachusetts Bay

    Masachusetts Bay

    This colony was founded by Puritians that were led by John Winthrop.
  • Maryland

    Maryland

    This colony was founded by Lord Baltimore as a safe place for the Catholics.
  • Connecticut

    Connecticut

    This colony was founded by Thomas Hooker. Connecticut was founded from a group that left Massachusetts and wanted less government.
  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island

    This colony was founded by Rodger Williams who left Massachusetts for religious reasons.
  • North Carolina

    North Carolina

    This colony was founded by settlers from Virginia.
  • South Carolina

    South Carolina

    This colony was founded by the English and other Europeans.
  • New Jersey

    New Jersey

    This colony was founded by the Dutch and the Swedish. Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret were given the land in 1664 by the English Duke of York.
  • Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania

    This colony was founded by William Penn. It was determined to be a safe place for the Quakers.
  • Delaware

    Delaware

    This colony was founded by William Penn.
  • Georgia

    Georgia

    It was founded by James Oglethrope who brought English debtors to protect Georgia from the Spanish.