The 13 English Colonies By Ava Morreim and Madeleine Lange

Southern Colony- Virginia

Jan 1, 1607

Founded by John Smith. Founded for search of gold. He didn't find gold, though; he found indians.

New English Colony- Massachusetts Bay

Jan 1, 1630

Founded by Williom Bradford and John Winthrop. Founded for escape from religious persecution in England.

Southern Colony- Maryland

Jan 1, 1634

Founded by Lord Baltimore. Founded for refuge for Catholics in North America.

New England Colony- Rhode Island

Jan 1, 1636

Founded by Rodger Williams. Founded for a colony for people of all religions.

New English Colony- Connecticut

Jan 2, 1636

Founded by Thomas Hooker. Founded for farming, trade, and political freedom.

Middle Colony- New Jersey (Under English Rule)

Jan 1, 1664

Founded by John Berkeley and George Carteret. Founded because the land was captured from the Dutch.

Middle Colony- New York

Jan 2, 1664

Founded by the Duke of York. Founded because the land was captured from the Dutch.

New English Colony- New Hampshire

Jan 1, 1679

Founded by John Wheelwright. Founded for trade and fishing.

Middle Colony- Pennsylvania

Jan 1, 1682

Founded by William Penn. Founded to establish Quaker colony in North America.

Middle Colony- Delaware

Jan 1, 1704

Founded by William Penn. Founded for farm and trading.

Southern Colony- South Carolina

Jan 1, 1729

Founded by Anthony Ashley-Cooper. Founded for farming.

Southern Colony- North Carolina

Jan 2, 1729

Founded by William Berkely. Founded for farming.

Southern Colony- Georgia

Jan 1, 1733

Founded by James Oglethorpe. Founded for fefuge for debtors. The colony was between Carolinas and Florida.