The Colonies · The Colonies

The Colonies

The thirteen English colonies that grew along the Atlantic seaboard — from the Puritan commonwealths of New England to the tobacco and rice colonies of the South.

The Puritan North

New England

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Massachusetts

The Bay Colony and Plymouth — the heart of Puritan New England.

New Hampshire

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New Hampshire

The northern frontier colony of fishermen and farmers.

Connecticut

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Connecticut

Founded by Puritans seeking land and self-government.

Rhode Island

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Rhode Island

Roger Williams’ refuge of religious liberty.

The Breadbasket

The Middle Colonies

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New York

The former Dutch colony of New Netherland.

New Jersey

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New Jersey

A diverse proprietary colony between New York and Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania

William Penn’s Quaker colony of tolerance.

Delaware

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Delaware

The small colony on the Delaware Bay.

Tobacco & Rice

The Southern Colonies

Maryland

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Maryland

The Catholic proprietary colony of the Calverts.

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Virginia

The first English colony, built on tobacco.

North Carolina

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North Carolina

The colony of small farmers and naval stores.

South Carolina

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South Carolina

The rice and indigo colony of the Lowcountry.

Georgia

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Georgia

The last colony, founded as a buffer and a haven.

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