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Captain John Smith gave New England its name with the approval of the King in England. He sailed for the Virginia Company that founded Virginia in 1607. During one of his explorations, he discovered the piece of land that is now called New England. He was a solider and adventurer. cbotta@comcast.net The territories discovered in American were called New England, because it was NEW territories of England A long time ago, when vikings were around, most people called the vikings Angles. When the Vikings or Angles took over England, they called it ANGLELAND, and that was later changed to ENGLAND.

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They are named after the country who found them, England.

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Because those were the original colonies formed by settlers from England.

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