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The 13 colonies were ruled by what country? | England |
Which colony was farthest north? | Massachusetts |
Which colony was farthest south? | Georgia |
What ocean bordered the colonies on the east? | Atlantic Ocean |
Which was the oldest colony? | Virginia |
What colony was between the 2 parts of Massachusetts? | New Hampshire |
What is the smallest colony? | Rhode Island |
What year did the colonies declare their independence? | 1776 |
Originally named New Amsterdam | New York |
Purchased by the Dutch West India Co. for $24 | Manhattan and Long Island |
Quaker colony named after William Penn | Pennsylvania |
Established as a home for debtors in British prisons | Georgia |
Named after an Algonquin word meaning "beside the long tidal river" | Connecticut |
Originally part of Massachusetts | New Hampshire |
Begun as a haven for Catholics | Maryland |
Named after a Dutch word meaning "red island" | Rhode Island |
Named for a tribe whose name meant "large hill place" | Massachusetts |
Named after King Charles I of England | North Carolina |
Given by the Duke of York to his friends and sold to the Quakers | New Jersey |
Originally part of Pennsylvania | Delaware |
Settlers in my colony were Protestants called Huguenots | South Carolina |