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America  The Founding of Colonies 殖民地的建立 First Inhabitants ：American Indians Discovery of the New World ： 1492 Christopher Columbus → the discoverer of America (Italian)Spanish Queen’ s support 1501-2 Amerigo Vespucci → the new land was name after him as America. reached the mouth of Amazon River America—the New World Europe—the Old World 13 colonies ： New England Colonies: Mid Atlantic Colonies: Southern Colonies: Massachusetts → （ 2nd colony， 1620） Maryland Virginia → （1st colony，1607） North Carolina Connecticut South Carolina Georgia → （the last colony，1733） New England Region （ 6 个 ） : Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont 建立原因： Virginia, 1607 Virginia Company For foreign expansion as a way of easing religious dispute and economic distress in England 105 men (no women) Jamestown in honor of the king Massachusetts In 1620 102 Puritans (“Pilgrim Fathers”), in Mayflower, from Plymouth in England to America First in Plymouth (today’s Massachusetts); and then Boston Seek religious freedom Mayflower Compact 五月花号公约 ：self-government Hardships when arrived the help of the Indians Thanksgiving Day to thank the Indians and the God for protection The next three colonies Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire Reasons: 1. religious disputes and struggles in Massachusetts intensified 2. more immigrants Maine and Vermont Reason: Proximity (邻近) Non-English Colonies New York, New Jersey were first colonized by the Dutch. Delaware was founded by the Swedish. Pennsylvania: Quakers /the Society of Friends (another group of English Protestant) William Penn, the founder Granted colonies Maryland g