| A | B |
|---|
| Virginia | created the House of Burgesses to make its laws |
| Massachusetts | used the Mayflower Compact as its form of government |
| New Hampshire | advertising in England was used to attract settlers here |
| Rhode Island | settled by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson |
| Delaware | named after Lord De La Warr |
| Connecticut | founded by Thomas Hooker |
| New York | was once called New Amsterdam |
| Georgia | founded by James Oglethorpe to help debtors get out of prison |
| Maryland | founded by George Calvert to provide religious freedom to Catholics |
| South Carolina | was home to Charleston, the busiest port in the South |
| Pennsylvania | means "Penn's Woods" because it was founded by William Penn |
| North Carolina | colony owners had to pay a fee to live here |
| New Jersey | was once a part of the colony of New York |
