The 13 Colonies

  • William Penn Founded Delaware becuase he though he needed more land then just Pennsylvannia

  • William Penn founded Pennsylvania becuase his father gave him money before he died and when he died King Charles the 2nd made it into a colony

  • Jhon Berkley and George Carteret made New Jersey by putting together West Jersey and East Jersey

  • James Edward Oglethorope founded Georgia becuase of 1 settlement that kept growing

  • Conneticut was founded by Thomas Hooker becuase Hartford joinded with other colonies to create 1 big colony

    Conneticut was founded by Thomas Hooker becuase Hartford joinded with other colonies to create 1 big colony
  • William Bradford and Jhon Winthrop founded Massachusetts by combinding Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay together to make Massachusetts

  • Celcilius Calvert founded Maryland to Farm with newer crops

  • 8 different English Investors founded South Carolina to grow lots of rice

  • Ferdinando Gorges and Jhon Mason founded New Hampshire becuase they settlers needed a way to meake money and they made money by fishing

  • Jhon Smith founded Virginia to mine for Gold

  • Peter Minuit founded New York Becuase New Amsterdam kept growing and then when it was big enough to be a colony

  • 8 Lord Proprieters founded North Carolina To grow Tabbaco

  • Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams becuase he forced some colonies into 1 colony