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The thirteen colonies were the original colonies of the United States. They included: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
The thirteen colonies were the original colonies of the United States. They included: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
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== '''New England Colonies''' ==
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! Colony !! Year Founded !! Founded By !! Chief Crops or Trade !! Government !! Religion
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| [[Massachusetts]] || 1620 || [[Pilgrims]] led by [[William Bradford]] || Fish, lumber, shipbuilding || Governor appointed by king || [[Puritan]]
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| [[Rhode Island]] || 1636 || [[Roger Williams]], who left [[Massachusetts]] for religious reasons. || Fish, lumber. || Elected by colonists. || Complete religious freedom for all- [[Baptist]], [[Anglican]] ([[Episcopalian]]), and others
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| [[Connecticut]] || 1636 || [[Thomas Hooker]], who led a group from [[Massachusetts]] who wanted less government || Fish, lumber, shipbuilding || Elected by colonists || Several religions, mostly [[Protestant]]
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| [[New Hampshire]] || 1623 || Colonists who left [[Massachusetts]] for religious and political reasons || Fish, molasses || Governor appointed by king || Several religions, mostly [[Protestant]]
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== '''Middle Colonies''' ==
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! Colony !! Year Founded !! Founded By !! Chief Crops or Trade !! Government !! Religion
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| [[New York]] || 1626 || [[Dutch]]; [[English]] in 1664 || Shipbuilding and trade || Governor appointed by king || [[Dutch Reformed]], others
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| [[New Jersey]] || 1664 || [[Dutch]] and [[Swedish]]; [[Lord John Berkeley]] and [[Sir George Carteret]] were given the land in 1664 by the English Duke of York || Wheat, rye, oats || Governor appointed by king || [[Quaker]], [[Dutch Reformed]], others
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| [[Pennsylvania]] || 1681 || [[William Penn]] as a safe place for [[Quakers]] || Shipbuilding and trade || Proprietor selected the governor || [[Quaker]]
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| [[Delaware]] || 1682 || [[William Penn]] || Tobacco || Proprietor selected the governor || [[Quaker]]
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== '''Southern Colonies''' ==
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! Colony !! Year Founded !! Founded By !! Chief Crops or Trade !! Government !! Religion
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| [[Virginia]] || 1607 || Settlers led by [[John Smith]] from [[Virginia Company]] of [[London]] || Tobacco || Governor appointed by king || [[Anglican]]
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| [[Maryland]] || 1634 || [[Lord Baltimore]] as a safe place for [[Catholicism|Catholics]] || Tobacco || Proprietor selected by governor || [[Catholicism|Catholic]], [[Protestant]]
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| [[North Carolina]] || 1654 || Settlers from [[Virginia]] || Rice, tobacco, and pitch, tar from pine trees || Governor appointed by king || Several religions, mostly [[Protestant]]
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| [[South Carolina]] || 1663 || [[English]] and other [[Europeans]] || Rice, tobacco, pitch, and tar from pine trees || Governor appointed by king || Several religions, mostly [[Protestant]]
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| [[Georgia]] || 1732 || [[James Oglethorpe]], who brought [[English]] debtors to protect [[Georgia]] from the [[Spanish]] || Tobacco, indigo || Governor appointed by king || [[Baptist]] and other [[Protestant]]
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