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13 Original Colonies

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DelawareOnce part of Pennsylvania called the Three Lower Counties; allowed to form their own legislature.
Rhode IslandRoger Williams bought land from the Narraganset Indians and settled in Providence.
New JerseyGiven to Berkely and Carteret; named after the English Isle where Carteret was born.
GeorgiaLast British colony established as a military barrier to protect against Spanish attacks; a colony for debtors.
ConnecticutHooker led a group to Hartford where farming was better.
MarylandStarted by Calvert (Lord Baltimore); grew tobacco, corn, wheat, and fruit.
VirginiaOne of the first colonies; saved by Rolfe who began growing tobacco there.
PennsylvaniaStarted by the Quakers; founder designed and built the city of Philadelphia.
New HampshireWheelwright led a group from Massachusettes; Puritans came and settled in Hampton.
MassachusettesStarted by Pilgrims who landed in Plymouth; Winthrop later led Puritans there.
South CarolinaHad fertile farmland and a great harbor at Charleston; grew rice and indigo as cash crops.
New YorkOriginally the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam; given by King Charles II to his brother the Duke.
North CarolinaGrew tobacco and produced forest products for trade; had no harbor and had to ship goods from a port in Virginia.


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