| A | B |
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| Delaware | 1638-Once part of Pennsylvania called the Three Lower Counties; allowed to form their own legislature. |
| Rhode Island | 1636-Roger Williams bought land from the Narraganset Indians and settled in Providence. |
| New Jersey | 1664-Given to Berkely and Carteret; named after the English Isle where Carteret was born. |
| Georgia | 1732-Last British colony established as a military barrier to protect against Spanish attacks; a colony for debtors. |
| Connecticut | 1635-Hooker led a group to Hartford where farming was better. |
| Maryland | 1634-Started by Calvert (Lord Baltimore); grew tobacco, corn, wheat, and fruit. |
| Virginia | 1607-One of the first colonies; saved by Rolfe who began growing tobacco there. |
| Pennsylvania | 1682-Started by the Quakers; founder designed and built the city of Philadelphia. |
| New Hampshire | 1632-Wheelwright led a group from Massachusettes; Puritans came and settled in Hampton. |
| Massachusettes | 1620-Started by Pilgrims who landed in Plymouth; Winthrop later led Puritans there. |
| South Carolina | 1663-Had fertile farmland and a great harbor at Charleston; grew rice and indigo as cash crops. |
| New York | 1664-Originally the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam; given by King Charles II to his brother the Duke. |
| North Carolina | 1653-Grew tobacco and produced forest products for trade; had no harbor and had to ship goods from a port in Virginia. |
