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The first colony was established in Virginia/Jamestown in 1607.People may come to Jamestown and find financial success. To minister to and win over the natives to Christianity was another purpose, but considerably less urgent than the financial one.

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In 1620, Massachusetts became the second colony to be established.The Separatists or Puritans were other names for this group. They felt that the people had the right to decide who should reign over them and what should happen to them.

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In 1623, New Hampshire became the third colony to be established. The land was handed to John Mason, who wanted to establish a colony there. He put a lot of money into developing this land and building cities and villages. He never got to see it because he died in 1635.

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The fourth of the thirteen colonies was Maryland. In 1632 or 1634, it was established. When Maryland was established, Roman Catholics still fighting against religious intolerance in England needed a place to call home.

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The fifth of the thirteen colonies was Connecticut. Although immigrants started establishing towns and settlements in 1635, the area was not actually regarded as a colony until 1636. Most of the population of Connecticut was made up of immigrants to the "New World," people seeking financial success, and those seeking freedom from the government.

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The sixth of the 13 colonies was Rhode Island. It was founded in 1636. The government in Massachusetts did not react well when Roger Williams sought to reform the state's practice of religion. He was sent away to England, but he ended himself living among the Native Americans. They established a crew they dubbed Providence.

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The seventh of the 13 colonies was Delaware. In 1638, it was founded. New Sweden, which also encompassed Philadelphia and other regions of Pennsylvania, included Delaware at one time. Later, the easternmost part of the Delaware River came under the dominion of the monarch of England, who gave it the name Delaware.

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Sharing eighth place with South Carolina among the 13 colonies was North Carolina. In 1653, it was founded. A few Virginians who had grown weary of religious restrictions left their own state and headed south to found their own group in 1653. Soon after, the king gave certain noblemen the land as a gift.

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Carolina was the name at the time. The noblmen later sold the territory back to the corwn in 1663 as a result of conflict within the colony. Later, it divided into two colonies that were known as North and South Carolina.

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The tenth of the thirteen colonies was New York. In 1664, it was founded. New Netherland, which was given to the Duke of York, was renamed New York in his honor. He divided up the land assigned to him into two pieces and handed each portion to two of his pals. These served as New Jersey's building blocks.

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The eleventh of the thirteen colonies was New Jersey. In 1664, it was founded. Two of the Duke of York's acquaintances planned to colonize the land they got from him. They started making promises about all the wonderful things you could acquire from the New World, such as fortune and freedom, since they wanted as many people to come and live there as possible.

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The twelfth of the thirteen colonies was Pennsylvania. In 1682, it was founded. William Penn received land in 1682 from his recently deceased grandpa. Quaker Penn desired religious liberty and security from retaliation for himself and anyone else who might feel the same way.

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The last of the thirteen colonies was Georgia. Long after the others, in 1732, it was established. James Oglethorpe requested a land charter from the king and was given a piece of uninhabited territory from the Carolina charter that was named Georgia after King George. Oglethorpe established this colony for two reasons.