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! Colony !! Year Founded !! Founded By !! Chief Crops or Trade !! Government !! Religion

! 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]]

| [[Massachusetts]] || 1620 || [[Pilgrims]], led by [[William Bradford]] || Shipbuilding fish, lumber || 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

| [[Connecticut]] || 1636 || [[Thomas Hooker]], who led a group from [[Massachusetts]] who wanted less government || Shipbuilding, lumber, fish  || Elected by colonists || Several religions, mostly [[Protestant]]

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| [[New Hampshire]] || 1623 || Colonists who left [[Massachusetts]] for political and religious reasons || Molasses, fish || Governor appointed by king || Several religions, mostly [[Protestant]]

| [[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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| [[New York]] || 1626 || [[Dutch]]; [[English]] in 1664 || Shipbuilding and trade || Governor appointed by king || [[Dutch Reformed]], others

| [[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

| [[New Jersey]] || 1664 || [[Swedish]] and [[Dutch]]; In 1664 [[Sir George Carteret]] and [[Lord John Berkeley]] were given the land by the English Duke of York || Oats, wheat, rye || Governor appointed by king || [[Dutch Reformed]], [[Quaker]], others

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| [[Pennsylvania]] || 1681 || [[William Penn]] as a safe place for [[Quakers]] || Shipbuilding and trade || Proprietor selected the governor || [[Quaker]]

| [[Pennsylvania]] || 1681 || [[William Penn]] as a safe place for [[Quakers]] || Trade and Shipbuilding || Proprietor selected the governor || [[Quaker]]

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| [[Delaware]] || 1682 || [[William Penn]] || Tobacco || Proprietor selected the governor || [[Quaker]]

| [[Delaware]] || 1682 || [[William Penn]] || Tobacco || Proprietor selected the governor || [[Quaker]]

! Colony !! Year Founded !! Founded By !! Chief Crops or Trade !! Government !! Religion

! 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]]

| [[Virginia]] || 1607 || [[John Smith]], settlers 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]]

| [[Maryland]] || 1634 || [[Lord Baltimore]] as a safe place for [[Catholicism|Catholics]] || Tobacco || Proprietor selected by governor || [[Protestant]], [[Catholicism|Catholic]]

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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]]

| [[North Carolina]] || 1654 || [[Virginia]] settlers || Tar from pine trees, tobacco, pitch, and rice || 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]]

| [[South Carolina]] || 1663 || [[English]] and other [[Europeans]] || Tar from pine trees, tobacco, pitch, and rice || 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]]

| [[Georgia]] || 1732 || [[James Oglethorpe]], brought [[English]] debtors to protect [[Georgia]] from the [[Spanish]] || Indigo, tabacco || Governor appointed by king || [[Baptist]] and other [[Protestant]]

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