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British America and the Thirteen Colonies

British America and the Thirteen Colonies. King James I. Elizabeth I dies in 1603 and James I becomes king Noted for his commissioning the King James Bible James charters the London Virginia Company to colonize North America. Jamestown, Virginia. Jamestown was founded in 1607

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British America and the Thirteen Colonies

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  1. British America and the Thirteen Colonies

  2. King James I • Elizabeth I dies in 1603 and James I becomes king • Noted for his commissioning the King James Bible • James charters the London Virginia Company to colonize North America

  3. Jamestown, Virginia • Jamestown was founded in 1607 • First successful British Colony in North America

  4. Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Bay • 1620: The Pilgrims arrive on the Mayflower, seeking religious freedom • Only half the 102 colonists survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in 1621

  5. The Thirteen Colonies • New England Colonies: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island • Middle Colonies: New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania • Southern Colonies: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

  6. The Original Ivy League • The Original Ivy League were the nine colonial colleges chartered by Great Britain: • New College (Harvard University), 1636 • The College of William and Mary, 1693 • Collegiate School (Yale University), 1701 • Academy of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania), 1740 • College of New Jersey (Princeton University), 1746 • King’s College (Columbia University), 1754 • Rhode Island College (Brown University), 1764 • Queen’s College (Rutgers University), 1766 • Dartmouth College, 1769 • They are the oldest universities in the United States and some of the finest universities in the world

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