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Jamestown
John Smith and the Londen Company found the Virginia Colony at Jamestown, the first of the original American colonies. -
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The 13 Colonies
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Plymouth
The Mayflower of English Separatists lands in Plymuth on November 11. -
Virginia
Virginia becomes a royal colonie of England. -
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam settled which later became New York. -
Rhode Island
Providence and Portsmouth joins together and forms the fifth colony, Rhode Island. -
North Carolina
Virginians settle the eighth colony; the North Carolina colony -
New Hampshire
New Hampshire becomes a royal colony. -
Pennsylvania
Quaker William Penn founds the Pennsylvania colony; the 12th of the original 13 colonies, looking for freedom of religion. -
Massachusetts
Massachusetts becomes a royal colony. -
North Carolina and South Carolina
North and South Carolina become an English royal colony.
