13 Colonies Cons

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The 13 Colonies had a couple things in common in 1760-1770. For example, Their languages, they all traded with Britain, and they all fought in the french and indian war. Although they had things in common they were still very different. For example, Some colonists lived by the ocean. While others lived by farmland. Most colonists never left their colony or even the town they grew up in. Also all the colonies were founded at different times so they had different cultures, lifestyles, and people. The colonies were founded in, Virginia-1607, New Amsterdam/york-1624, Plymouth-1620, Massachusetts Bay (Boston)-1630, Maryland-1633, Rhode Island-1636, New Hampshire-1638, Delaware-1638, Carolina-1663, New Jersey-1682, Pennsylvania-1682, Georgia-1730

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