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| Virginia | Jamestown named after King James I |
| Virginia | Jamestown was the first permanent British settlement in North America |
| Virginia | Tobacco, peace with the Indians, and a new governement helped Jamestown to become very successful |
| Massachusetts | Pilgrims and Puritans settled here for religous freedom |
| Massachusetts | In 1620, Plymouth Colony was founded, and in 1628 Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded here |
| New Hampshire | Founded by King James I |
| New Hampshire | First settlement was called Rye |
| New Hampshire | this place and Massachusetts both took part in disputes over land boundaries (where their land started and ended) |
| New York | Dutch Merchants founded in 1624 |
| New York | Purchased Manhattan Island for $24 and named it New Amsterdam in 1664 and renamed it New York |
| New York | this place was made up of several different ethnic groups |
| Connecticut | First settlers were from Massachusetts Bay in search of religous abd political reasons |
| Connecticut | These settlers founded Windsor, the first permanent settlement in 1633 |
| Connecticut | Under the Fundamental Orders in 1639, colonists were able to elect their own governement officials |
| Maryland | Granted by Royal charter to Lord Baltimore in 1632, and settled in 1634 |
| Maryland | First English colony controlled by a single owner |
| Maryland | this colony attracted many in search of religous freedom |
| Rhode Island | Roger Williams and his followers setted this colony |
| Rhode Island | Wiliiams was driven out of Massachusetts for his religous beliefs |
| Rhode Island | Williams settled the settlement at Providence |
| Delaware | The Swedes established the first permanent settlement on this colony's soil |
| Delaware | The English captured the colony in 1664 and surrendered it to William Penn-the founder of Pennsylvanis |
| Pennsylvania | The Swedes established the first permanent settlement in Pennsylvania |
| Pennsylvania | Not until 1681 did William Penn establish the colony |
| Pennsylvania | Penn wanted the Quakers to have a place to worship as they chose |
| Pennsylvania | This colony was the most dynamic, prosperous, and diverse of all of the colonies |
| North Carolina | The first settlers came from Virginia and settled in the early 1650's |
| North Carolina | In 1677, many colonists revolted (Culpepper's Rebellion) against what they believed to be unfair governement, and ran the settlement for over a year |
| New Jersey | Dutch and Sweedish settlers established this colony's first permanent settlement in 1660 |
| New Jersey | English won control from the Dutch in 1664 |
| New Jersey | First Quaker colony established in Western Jersey |
| South Carolina | First permanent settlement is at Charlestown |
| South Carolina | The Carolinas were named for King Charles I of England who granted charters for the land |
| South Carolina | this colony's economy was based on rice and indigo |
| Georgia | Names for King George II of England |
| Georgia | Last English Colony Established |
| Georgia | James Oglethorpe founded the first settlement at Savannah |
