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Founded by John Smith. Founded for search of gold. He didn't find gold, though; he found indians.
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Founded by Williom Bradford and John Winthrop. Founded for escape from religious persecution in England.
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Founded by Lord Baltimore. Founded for refuge for Catholics in North America.
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Founded by Rodger Williams. Founded for a colony for people of all religions.
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Founded by Thomas Hooker. Founded for farming, trade, and political freedom.
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Founded by John Berkeley and George Carteret. Founded because the land was captured from the Dutch.
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Founded by the Duke of York. Founded because the land was captured from the Dutch.
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Founded by John Wheelwright. Founded for trade and fishing.
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Founded by William Penn. Founded to establish Quaker colony in North America.
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Founded by William Penn. Founded for farm and trading.
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Founded by Anthony Ashley-Cooper. Founded for farming.
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Founded by William Berkely. Founded for farming.
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Founded by James Oglethorpe. Founded for fefuge for debtors. The colony was between Carolinas and Florida.
