Plymouth
(it was part of a social studies assignment)
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The colony of Plymouth was named after the port city of Plymouth in Devon, England. The Pilgrims, who established the colony in 1620, came from this region and named the new settlement after their place of departure in England.
The colony of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I, she was called "The Virgin Queen".
Jamestown they named it after King James
Rhodesia was a British colony named after Cecil Rhodes.
New England colony was founded in 1324 then later discovered in the 1750's.
Plymouth Massachusetts was so named because it was the port from which the Pilgrims departed England. They felt it was a fair city to be from, so they named their colony that.
The colony of Plymouth was named after the port city of Plymouth in Devon, England. The Pilgrims, who established the colony in 1620, came from this region and named the new settlement after their place of departure in England.
Virginia was the colony named after Queen ElizabethI
The colony of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I, she was called "The Virgin Queen".
It was named after the wife of the acting Governor of Cape Colony. Elizabeth Donkin
The colony of Jamestown was not named after St. James. Instead, it was named after James VI (King of Scotland) and James 1 (King of England).
The colony of Jamestown was not named after St. James. Instead, it was named after James VI (King of Scotland) and James 1 (King of England).
It is not named for a person, it is named for Jersey the largest of the Channel Islands, between England and France.
The founder of the Jamestown colony was the Virginia Company of London. It was named for James I of England.
Jamestown they named it after King James
The colony of Jamestown was so named after James I of England, their king. These settlers were very loyal, and this is said to be the beginning of the British Empire.
Rhodesia was a British colony named after Cecil Rhodes.