13 Original Colonies

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  1. colony
    a group of organisms of the same type living together
    The first colonies in North America were along the eastern coast.
  2. John Smith
    English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631)
    John Smith and company had come to stay.
  3. Massachusetts
    a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
    The Pilgrims followed, in 1620, and set up a colony at Plymouth, in what is now Massachusetts.
  4. Delaware
    a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
    They were Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
  5. pilgrim
    someone who journeys in foreign lands
    The Pilgrims followed, in 1620, and set up a colony at Plymouth, in what is now Massachusetts.
  6. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
    The first colonies in North America were along the eastern coast.
  7. permanent
    continuing or enduring without marked change in status
    The first permanent settlement in North America was the English colony at Jamestown, in 1607, in what is now Virginia.
  8. dispute
    the act of coming into conflict
    As more and more people arrived in the New World, more and more disputes arose over territory.
  9. arrive
    reach a destination
    As more and more people arrived in the New World, more and more disputes arose over territory.
  10. territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
    As more and more people arrived in the New World, more and more disputes arose over territory.
  11. struggle
    strenuous effort
    The struggle for control of this land would continue for more than a hundred years.
  12. Indian
    of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
    The two nations fought for control of North America in what Americans call the French and Indian War (1754-1763).
Created on Fri Nov 12 14:38:21 EST 2010 (updated Fri Nov 12 14:41:17 EST 2010)

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