The area that is now New York state was first settled by the Dutch?

The area that is now Pennsylvania was first settled by the Dutch.

The first English settlement in the new World was established at Roanoke Island, North Carolina in 1587.

Virginia Dare would become the first English-born child in the New World. She was born on Roanoke Island, North Carolina in 1587.

Georgia was established in 1732 as a refuge for people wanting religious freedom.

In 1663, North and South Carolina became seperate royal colonies.

In 1637, violence broke out between Connecticut settlers and the Pequot nation, resulting in the Pequot War.

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is sometimes called America's first document.

The Jamestown, Virginia colony eventually developed a new form of tobacco, which became the cash crop.

The House of Burgesses, America's first representative government, met for the first time in Virginia in 1619.

The Virginia House of Burgesses is still called the House of Burgesses today.

The name Philadelphia means "brotherly love" in Greek.

William Penn, who founded Pennsylvania, envisioned it as a center of religious freedom.

in 1629, the Pilgrims founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

America's first baptist church and its second Jewish temple were both established within Rhode Island settlements.

Maryland was the first colony to be settled primarily by Baptists.

By the 1700s, up to 40 percent of those living in Maryland were enslaved.