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Which of the following New England colonies was the first to be settled?

Plymouth
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Massachusetts Bay

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Answer: Plymouth

Explanation: The first English colony in New England, Plymouth Colony, was established in 1620 by Pilgrims fleeing religious persecution in England; a French colony established in 1604 on Saint Croix Island, Maine had failed. Plymouth was the second English colony in America, after Jamestown.

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