The first founder of New York was....
Giovanni da Verrazzano
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Answer:
1. Five
2. American
Explanation:
By 1760 all but FIVE of the 13 AMERICAN colonies were royal colonies.
These five American colonies were Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware which remained proprietary, while the other two in Rhode Island and Connecticut remain the corporate colonies.
The settlers came to America from England because they wanted religious, social and economic freedom.
