Thirteen Colonies Crossword

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  1. 4. This colony was named for King Charles I and was founded in 1670 after it split from its northern neighbor due to governmental difficulties
  2. 6. This colony was named after a nearby river and bay, both of which were named after Thomas West, Third Baron of De La Warr
  3. 7. This colony was founded in 1732 as a buffer colony against Spanish Florida and named after King George II
  4. 8. This colony was founded as an offshoot of another colony in 1636 because they believed in separation of religion and government
  5. 10. Originally founded by the Dutch, this colony was called "New Amsterdam" until the British captured it in 1664
  6. 11. This colony was founded in 1636 because the settlers' original colony became too religiously strict
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  1. 1. Founded by William Penn in 1681, this colony was created as a religious refuge for Quakers
  2. 2. The first permanent English settlement was established at Jamestown in this colony in 1607, named for Queen Elizabeth I
  3. 3. This colony was founded by Puritans seeking religious freedom after they landed here on the Mayflower in 1630
  4. 4. This colony was split off from another colony in 1664 after the territory was taken from the Dutch
  5. 5. Founded by Lord Baltimore in 1632, this colony was named after the king's wife, Queen Henrietta Maria
  6. 9. This colony was named for King Charles I and was founded in 1663, but was divided later
  7. 12. This colony was founded as a fishing and trading settlement for English merchants in 1623