<Li> Province of Pennsylvania, later Pennsylvania, founded 1681 as an English colony, although first settled by Dutch and Swedes </Li> <Li> Delaware Colony, later Delaware, separated from Pennsylvania in 1704 </Li> <Li> Province of Carolina <Ul> <Li> Province of North Carolina, first permanent English settlements in the late 1600s (nearly a century after the failed Roanoke Colony; see Albemarle Settlements), became a separate colony in 1710 - 12 . </Li> <Li> Province of South Carolina, first permanent English settlement in 1670, became a separate colony in 1710 - 12 . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> Province of North Carolina, first permanent English settlements in the late 1600s (nearly a century after the failed Roanoke Colony; see Albemarle Settlements), became a separate colony in 1710 - 12 . </Li> <Li> Province of South Carolina, first permanent English settlement in 1670, became a separate colony in 1710 - 12 . </Li> </Ul>

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