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Founders of the 13 Colonies

Name the founder or co-founders of the British Empire's 13 colonies in the modern-day United States. Red answers indicate groups of people
Source: Wikipedia and the AMSCO U.S. History textbook
THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS- Tell me if I have missed any of the founders
History is not black and white and things can get fuzzy, so this isn't exhaustive
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Colony
Year
Hint
Answer
New Hampshire
1629
English; Granted land by the king
John Mason
New York
1626
German; Also founded Delaware; oversaw the company below; Acquired Manhattan and founded New Amsterdam
Peter Minuit
New York
1626
Company; Dutch
Dutch West India Company
New York
1664
Dutch; Last governor of New Netherland; Ceded colony to the English
Peter Stuyvesant
Massachusetts
1629/1630
Puritan founder of Massachusetts Bay
John Winthrop
Massachusetts
1620
Separatist pilgrim leader; Founder of Plymouth; Was on the Mayflower
William Bradford
Rhode Island
1636
English; Advocated for religious freedom; Established Providence
Roger Williams
Connecticut
1636
Puritan leader from Massachusetts; Founded Hartford
Thomas Hooker
Connecticut
1638
Founder of New Haven
John Davenport
New Jersey
1664
Co-proprietors; Granted land by Duke of York
Sir George Carteret
New Jersey
1664
Co-proprietors; Granted land by Duke of York
John, Lord Berkeley
Pennsylvania
1681
Solo proprietor; Granted land by the king
William Penn
Maryland
1632
Granted charter by the king; Died before making it to the new world
George Calvert, Lord Baltimore
Maryland
1634
The child of the above; Actually founded the colony
Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore
Delaware
1638
Founded New Sweden in Delaware; Also founded New York
Peter Minuit
Delaware
1682
Founder of Pennsylvania; Persuaded the King, the Duke of York, and Lord Baltimore into giving him control of Delaware
William Penn
Virginia
1606/1607
President of the Jamestown colony
John Smith
Virginia
1606/1607
Member of the below; Married Pocahontas
John Rolfe
Virginia
1606/1607
Company; Group of English businessmen that included the 104 original settlers of Jamestown
Virginia Company
North Carolina
1663
Group of eight wealthy men appointed by King Charles II
The Lords Proprietors
South Carolina
1663
Group of eight wealthy men appointed by King Charles II
The Lords Proprietors
Carolina
1670
First governor of the Carolina colony
William Sayle
Georgia
1732/1733
British member of Parliament; Founded Savannah as the proprietor
James Oglethorpe
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1 Comments
Cypress981
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Level 59
Sep 5, 2025
Great quiz, although I just now realized I know basically nothing about the colonies. I do wonder, though, how many people will complain about John Rolfe marrying Pocahontas. Misinformation spreads like wildfire
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