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-Eight "lords proprietors"
A)Carolina
B)Georgia
C)Maryland
D)Massachusetts Bay
E)New Jersey
F)New Netherland
G)Pennsylvania
H)Plymouth
I)Rhode Island
J)Virginia

Question

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The eight lords proprietors were granted land by King Charles II in 1663 to establish the colony of Carolina.

Answer: B
 Georgia was founded as a colony by James Oglethorpe in 1732 with the intention of creating a haven for debtors and other social outcasts.

Answer: C
 Maryland was founded in 1632 by Lord Baltimore as a haven for Catholics escaping persecution in England.

Answer: D
 Massachusetts Bay was founded in 1630 by Puritan settlers led by John Winthrop, who sought to create a religious utopia in the New World.

Answer: E
 New Jersey was founded in 1664 when the land between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers was granted to Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret.

Answer: G
 Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 by William Penn as a refuge for Quakers and other religious dissenters.

Answer: H
 Plymouth was founded in 1620 by a group of English Separatists led by William Bradford, who sought religious freedom and a fresh start in the New World.

Answer: I
 Rhode Island was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a religious dissenter who was expelled from Massachusetts Bay.

Answer: J
 Virginia was founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London, as a commercial venture to establish a presence in the New World and find gold and other valuable resources.

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