SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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New England Colony
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Middle Colony
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Southern Colony
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Middle Colonies. The Middle Colonies of British North America-comprised of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware-became a stage for the western world’s most complex experience with religious pluralism.
Detailed explanation-2: -The middle colonies included Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. Advantaged by their central location, the middle colonies served as important distribution centers in the English mercantile system.
Detailed explanation-3: -History of the State House "William Penn is the father of representative government in Delaware. In 1681 this idealistic English Quaker became proprietor of two colonies in America: Pennsylvania and the Three Lower Counties on Delaware.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Dutch founded the first European settlement in Delaware at Lewes (then called Zwaanendael) in 1631.