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Thirteen Colonies
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Thirteen Colonies
Tayla Bass
The thirteen colonies were the first original settlements in what is now the US.
Connecticut
Facts:
- The colony was known as a river colony.
- The word Connecticut means "land on the long tidal river."
- The Connecticut climate was humid.
- The colonists made money off of cash crops.
History
- Organized on March 3, 1636
- The English struggled with the Dutch to gain control of the colony.
- The Pequot war was fought between the Pequot indians and the colonists
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Virginia
Virginia
Facts
- Virginia was a royal colony.
- The colonists made their money off of tobacco.
- The city of Jamestown is burned during Bacon's Rebellion.
History
- Virginia was chartered in 1606 and was settled in 1607.
- The first permanent settlement was in Jamestown.
- John Smith and other colonists established this colony for economic reasons.
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New York
Facts
- The colony of New York was developed for its fur trade with the Native Americans.
- The colony was a British proprietary colony and later a royal colony.
History
- In 1624 the Dutch established this colony and named it New Amsterdam.
- Later the English took control of the colony and renamed it New York.
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South Carolina
South Carolina
Facts
- South Carolina was made a royal colony because it had more resources than North Carolina.
- South Carolina's plantation owners were some of the wealthiest people in all the colonies.
History
- South Carolina was founded in 1663.
- King Charles II gave eight noble men known as the Lord Proprietors the land.
- North and South Carolina were the same colony and weren't separated until 1729.
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Facts
- The first Thanksgiving was held in Plymouth.
- The first religios meeting house was built in Plymouth.
- Massachusetts was the landing place of the Mayflower and the Pilgrims.
History
- The Pilgrims and Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay colony at Salem in 1629 and Boston in 1630.
- They founded this colony for religious freedom.
- John Winthrop was the founder.
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New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Facts
- New Hampshire was first named North Virginia.
- New Hampshire was the first state to have its own constitution.
History
- In 1623, David Thompson led a group of fishermen and settled Odiorne's Point.
- New Hampshire began as a proprietary colony in 1629 but later became an English crown colony in 1691.
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New Jersey
Facts
- New Jersey was governed as a royal colony.
- New Jersey was called a breadbasket colony because of all the crops it produced.
History
- In 1660 Bergen was founded as New Jersey's first settlement.
- In 1676 the British split the colony and gave the control of it to two proprietors: Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkley. The land was sold but England eventually regained authority.
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North Carolina
Facts
- North Carolina has been called "The Last Colony" of Roanoke.
- The colony became a royal colony when it was sold to King George II.
North Carolina
History
- The colony of North Carolina was settled in 1587.
- In July of 1587, John White led 121 settlers to Roanoke Island.
- Virginia Dare, John White's granddaughter, was the first English child born in the New world.
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Rhode Island
Facts
- The colony was originally named Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
- Rhode Island colony was known for its shipping and trade.
- The colony was an English colony.
History
History
- Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams in 1636.
- The great Swamp Fight occured in 1675.
- The colony was founded for religious toleration, a separate church and state, and political democracy.
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Pennsylvania
Facts
- By 1776, Pennsylvania had became the third largest colony in America.
- Piladelphia had become the largest English speaking city next to London.
History
- Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn for a haven for Quakers.
- On October 27, 1682 the city of Philadelphia was founded.
- The colonists purchased land from the Native Americans and made great relations with them.
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Maryland
Maryland
Facts
- The colony was named after Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of King Charles I.
- Maryland was the first colony to outlaw the use of slave labor.
History
- The Maryland colony was founded in 1632.
- The colony was a safe haven for English Catholics.
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Delaware
Deleware
Facts
- Delaware was known for its fur trade with the Native Americans.
- The colony was first called Fort Christian.
History
- The first colony was settled in 1638.
- William Penn founded the colony of Delaware.
- Delaware became the first state in 1802.
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Georgia
Georgia
Facts
- Georgia was founded to protect South Carolina from invation through Florida.
- Georgia was a royal colony.
History
- Georgia was the last colony to be founded in 1733.
- Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe.
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