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  The 13 Colonies of America

Georgia

 

Founded: 1732 by James Oglethorpe and others

Major Industry: Agriculture (indigo, rice, sugar)

Major Cities: Savannah

Colony Named for: England's King George II

Became a State: January 2, 1788

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New England Colonies Rhode Island Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire

Middle Colonies Delaware Pennsylvania New York New Jersey

Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

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