Colony |
Settlement |
Leader |
Date |
Reason |
New York |
New Amsterdam |
Peter Minuit |
1626 |
Trade |
Delaware |
Wilmington |
Peter Minuit |
1638 |
Trade |
New Jersey |
Various Settlements |
Lord Berkeley |
1664 |
Trade |
Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
William Penn |
1682 |
Religious Freedom |
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