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THE 13 COLONIES By: Pamella Mozzer
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THE SOUTHERN COLONIES
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SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina was discovered by the English colonists The English colonists discovered South Carolina was 1663 English colonists went to South Carolina so they could grow cotton, cattle, rice, indigo, and tobacco The Colony was named after Charles the 1 st of England South Carolina was discovered on May 23, 1788
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VIRGINIA Virginia was found in 1607 John smith discovered Virginia John smith discovered Virginia because of agriculture plantation they grew wheat, corn, and tobacco John smith sailed through the Chesapeake bay to get to Powhatan bay The Colony was named by Queen Elizabeth the 1 st
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MARYLAND The Colony was found in 1663 Lord Baltimore discovered Maryland Lord Baltimore went to Maryland because of the manufacturing iron and ship building April 28, 1788 was when lord Baltimore found the colony Queen Henrietta Maria of England was the name that the colonists named Maryland
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GEORGIA Georgia was discovered in 1732 James Oglethorpe was who discovered Georgia James Oglethorpe went to Georgia so they could grow indigo, sugar, rice The colonists named Georgia after King George the 2 nd Georgia became a state on January 2, 1788
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NORTH CAROLINA The Virginia colonists found North Carolina The Virginia colonists found North Carolina in 1653 They went to North Carolina because of the agriculture plantation rice, indigo, and tobacco Colony named after Charles the first of England North Carolina was a state on April 28, 1788
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THE MIDDLE COLONIES
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NEW YORK Henry Hudson discovered New York Henry discovered New York in 1624 Henry Hudson went to New York so he could g=find the Northwest Passage Henry is from New England He was born in 1570
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PENNSYLVANIA William Penn found Pennsylvania He went to Pennsylvania because of his religious beliefs William Penn found Pennsylvania in 1681 William lived in Penn burry Manor William Penn got arrested two times because of his beliefs
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DELWARE Peter Minuit found Delaware The colony was found in 1668 He believed in peace because he was a Quaker Barron De La Warr named Delaware Barron De La Warr was Dutch
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NEW JERSEY George Carteret found New Jersey In 1664 George Carteret found New Jersey He went there to make money Isle of Jersey in England named New Jersey New Jersey became a state on December 18, 1787
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NEW ENGLAND
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NEW HAMPSHIRE John Wheelwright found New Hampshire John Wheelwright found New Hampshire in 1638
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