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The Thirteen Original ColoniesThe Thirteen Original Colonies

Table of ContentsTable of Contents• Virginia• Massachusetts• New Hampshire• Maryland• Connecticut• Rhode Island• Delaware (Was New Sweden) • North Carolina• South Carolina• New Jersey • New York (was New Amsterdam)• Pennsylvania• Georgia• That's the Thirteen Original Colonies!

VirginiaVirginia

• Founded in 1607

• Founded by the London Company

• Founded to gain wealth to convert the natives of Christianity

MassachusettsMassachusetts

• Founded in 1620

• Founded by the Puritans

• Fled from England to find refuge and create their own community in America

New HampshireNew Hampshire

• Founded in 1623

• Founded by John Mason

• New Hampshire was a planned colony, designed to be a fishing colony

MarylandMaryland

• Founded in 1634

• Founded by Lord Baltimore

• Founded to create wealth and provide refuge for the Roman Catholics still being persecuted in England.

Rhode IslandRhode Island

• Founded in 1636

• Founded by Roger Williams

• Roger Williams founded Rhode Island to spread his beliefs to others.

DelawareDelaware

• Founded in 1638

• Founded by Peter Minuit and the New Sweden Company

• Founded to create religious freedom opportunities

North CarolinaNorth Carolina

• Founded in 1653

• Founded by Virginians

• Virginians founded North Carolina in order to acquire more land

South CarolinaSouth Carolina

• Founded in 1663

• Founded by 8 nobles with a royal charter from Charles II

• Due to internal problems Carolina had to be split into North and South Carolina

New JerseyNew Jersey

• Founded in 1664

• Founded by Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret

• Settlers were promised representative government and freedom of religion

New YorkNew York

• Founded in 1664

• Founded by the Duke of York

• The Duke of York acquired the land and named it New Amsterdam, the name was changed to New York in honor of the Duke.

PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

• Founded in 1682

• Founded by William Penn

• William Penn was seeking freedom of religion to rescue himself and other Quakers from religious persecution.

GeorgiaGeorgia

• Founded in 1732

• Founded by James Edward Oglethorpe

• Created to serve as a place where prisoners could start fresh and it served as a barrier against Spanish expansion from Florida

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