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The Original 13 Colonies
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Jamestown was founded.
In 1607 Virginia became the first permanent colony in North America. In the Southern Colonies slaves from Africa were used on large plantations. -
Massechusetts Bay colony was founded
The Puritans founded Massechusetts in 1620, the Puritans were a religion of the bible and god. The Puritans established self-goverment. -
New York was founded
In 1626 New York was made a colony and how New York got its name the King of England gave it to his brother James a.k.a The duke of York -
Maryland was founded
In 1634 the colony of Maryland began. When King Charles I gave land in North America to Cecilius Calvert. -
Rhode Island was founded
1636 was when Rhode Island was made a colony when Roger Williams got banished and moved into Rhode Island and he made religious freedom. -
New Hampshire was founded
1638 New Hampshire was founded.When Tomas Hooker took 100 colonist and took them to the Connecticut river and the people were farming. They made towns and the towns joined up and made the colony of Connecticut. Others colonist settled North and that became New Hampshire. -
New Jersey was founded
In 1664 is when New Jersey was founded. New York and New Jersey both wanted to get rich, and the proprieters were in England so they had a goverment in the new world. -
Pennsylvania was founded
The colony of Pennsylvania was the idea of William Penn .In, 1681, Penn's wish came true. King Charles II had owed money to Penn's family. The king repaid Penn by giving him a large piece of land in the middle colonies that's how Pennsylvania was founded. -
North an South Carolina was founded
In 1729 the Carolinas that were south of Virginia became North and South Carolina. -
Georgia was founded
In 1732 Georgia was founded. Georgia was named after King George. He wanted people in debt to go there and start new lives.
