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13 Colonies
Question | Answer |
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Viriginia | 1st Colony |
New York | 2nd Colony |
Massachusetts | 3rd Colony |
Maryland | 4th Colony |
Rhode Island | 5th Colony |
Connecticut | 6th Colony |
New Hampshire | 7th Colony |
Delaware | 8th Colony |
North Carolina | 9th Colony |
South Carolina | 10th Colony |
New Jersey | 11th Colony |
Pennsylvania | 12th Colony |
Georgia | 13th Colony |
New England Colonies | Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut |
Middle Colonies | New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware |
Southern Colonies | Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia |
Virginia Founder and Founded For | John Smith To find gold and to expand economical trade |
Pennsylvania Founder and Founded For | Duke of York, Peter Minuit, and other Dutch Settlers Trade and Fur Trapping |
Massachusetts Founder and Founded For | William Bradford and John Winthrop Religious Freedom |
Maryland Founder and Founded For | Cecil Calvert "Lord Baltimore" Religious Freedom (i.e. Catholics) |
Rhode Island Founder and Founded For | Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson Religious Freedom (i.e. Separatists) |
Connecticut Founder and Founded For | Thomas Hooker Political and Religious Freedom and profit from fur trade |
New Hampshire Founder and Founded For | John Mason, John Wheelwright, and Fernando Georges Profit from trade, fishing, and farming |
Delaware Founder and Founded For | Peter Minuit and The New Sweden Company Fur trading posts along the Delaware River |
North Carolina/ South Carolina Founder and Founded For | Lords/Proprietors and Aristocrats Trade and profit from selling land |
New Jersey Founder and Founded For | Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret Profit from selling land |
Pennsylvania Founder and Founded For | William Penn Religious Freedom, trade, and profit |
Georgia Founder and Founded For | James Oglethorpe To protect South Carolina from invasion and the rest of the colonies from the Spanish in present day Florida and a jail for debtors (i.e. hottest colony) |
Virginia Major Industries and Named After | Plantation Agriculture (i.e. tobacco was the cash crop) |
New York Major Industries and Named After | Food Producing, Trade, and Agriculture |
Massachusetts Major Industries and Named After | Timber, Fur, and Manufacturing |
Maryland Industries and Named After | Agriculture (i.e. corn and wheat) |
Rhode Island Major Industries and Named After | Manufacturing (i.e. Rum and Beer) and Exportation of Goods |
Connecticut Major Industries and Named After | Manufacturing, Trade, and Agriculture |
New Hampshire Major Industries and Named After | Agriculture and Manufacturing |
Delaware Major Industries and Named After | Exportation of agricultural products and natural resources |
North Carolina/ South Carolina Major Industries and Named After | Farming and Trade |
New Jersey Major Industries and Named After | Exportation of agricultural products and natural resources |
Pennsylvania Major Industries and Named After | Food Production, Agriculture, Production, and PAPERMAKING |
Georgia Major Industries and Named After | Agriculture (i.e. SUGAR) |