13 Colonies
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| A town that was the very first English colony in America, founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London. | Jamestown
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| Founded as a refuge for Catholics the Toleration Act gave freedom to all Christians | Maryland
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| Founded by Puritans, only Puritans were allowed to vote. Many people left this colony to start new ones. | Massachusetts
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| First of the original 13 colonies. Begin the plantation/slave system in the South raising tobacco | Virginia
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| Founded by Thomas Hooker, who wanted a colony where all men, not just those in the Puritan Church, could vote. | Connecticut
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| Last colony founded, started to help people in debt | Georgia
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| Colony began when the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts by mistake. The first Thanksgiving was there. | Plymouth
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| Founded by Roger Williams, the first colony to have complete freedom of religion. | Rhode Island
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| New Netherlands, built by the Dutch West India Co, taken by the Duke of York, grew slowly due to the lack of freedom and land to buy | New York
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| Founded by two friends of the Duke of York who gave them the land, eventually it was sold to the quakers. | New Jersey
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| Funded by eight wealthy friends of King Charles II. Had a great harbor at Charleston. Settlers from the West Indies brought in their slaves to grow indigo and rice. | South Carolina
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| Founded by William Penn, with freedom of religion and good laws. Philadelphia was it's capitol and largest city. | Pennsylvania
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| Given to William Penn by the Duke of York to give his colony an outlet to the sea. Became a separate colony. | Delaware
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| Given to John Mason, but the people of Massachusetts settled it and rules it until it became a separate colony. | New Hampshire
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| Southern Colony that did not have a good port, settled by farmers from Virginia, made up mainly of small farms. | North Carolina
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| Saved Jamestown by forcing the men to work | John Smith
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| Ran away from Massachusetts, paid the Native Americans for land to start a colony | Roger Williams
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| Catholic who founded Maryland. | Lord Baltimore
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| Led the group that founded Georgia | James Oglethorpe
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| Quaker who was given land in America by the king to pay off a debt | William Penn
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| Gave Virginia a money making crop and married Pocahontas | John Rolfe
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| Native American who helped the Plymouth colonists | Squanto
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| Discovered America trying to sail west from Europe on the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria | Columbus
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| The first Governor of Massachusetts | John Winthrop
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| Explored Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico looking for seven city of gold | Coronado
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