THE 13 COLONIES

By: Pamella Mozzer

THE SOUTHERN COLONIES

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 1st of England

South Carolina was discovered on May 23, 1788

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 1st

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

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 2nd

Georgia became a state on January 2, 1788

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

THE MIDDLE COLONIES

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

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

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

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

NEW ENGLAND

NEW HAMPSHIRE

John Wheelwright found New Hampshire

John Wheelwright found New Hampshire in 1638