2006-08-23 15:41:17 · 5 answers · asked by Theater freak 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
COLONY NAMEYEAR FOUNDEDFOUNDED BYBECAME ROYAL COLONY
Virginia 1607 London Company1624
Massachusetts 1620 Puritans1691
New Hampshire 1623 John Wheelwright 1679
Maryland 1634Lord BaltimoreN/A
Connecticut c. 1635Thomas HookerN/A
Rhode Island 1636Roger Williams N/A
Delaware 1638Peter Minuit and New Sweden Company N/A
North Carolina 1653Virginians1729
South Carolina 1663Eight Nobles with a Royal Charter from Charles II1729
New Jersey 1664Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret1702
New York 1664Duke of York1685
Pennsylvania 1682 William PennN/A
Georgia 1732James Edward Oglethorpe1752
2006-08-23 15:47:08 · answer #1 · answered by rosends 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersy
Georgia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maryland
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Virginia
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
2006-08-23 15:47:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the oringinal thirteen states wer
1. virginia, 2.massachusetts, 3. New Hampshire, 4. Maryland, 5. Connecticut, 6.Rhode Island, 7. Delaware, 8. North Carolina, 9. South Carolina, 10. New Jersey, 11. New York, 12. Pennsylvania, 13. Georgia
2006-08-23 15:46:32 · answer #3 · answered by ScholarlyK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order from earliest: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island.
2006-08-23 15:47:27 · answer #4 · answered by Badger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New England:
Province of New Hampshire, later New Hampshire
Province of Massachusetts Bay, later Massachusetts and Maine
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, later Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Connecticut Colony, later Connecticut
Middle Colonies:
Province of New York, later New York and Vermont
Province of New Jersey, later New Jersey
Province of Pennsylvania, later Pennsylvania
Delaware Colony (before 1776, the Lower Counties on Delaware), later Delaware
Chesapeake Colonies:
Province of Maryland, later Maryland
Colony and Dominion of Virginia, later Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia
Southern Colonies:
Province of North Carolina, later North Carolina and Tennessee
Province of South Carolina, later South Carolina
Province of Georgia, later Georgia
2006-08-23 15:46:53 · answer #5 · answered by friedokra99 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Connecticut: 5th to become a state 1788; settled by Puritans from Massachusetts; state laws were model for US Constitution; nickname is Constitution State
Delaware: 1st state 12-7-1787; Delaware's Blue Hen army (named for their leader's pet fighting Blue Hen rooster) turned away advancing British in initial skirmish with great speed and bravery; the 13-star flag was flown in battle here first
Georgia: Last colony settled but was 4th to ratify Constitution and become state; named after King George II
Maryland: Named for Queen Henrietta Maria of England; Known for its valiant army; statehood 4-28-1788; part of state became Washington D C
Massachusetts: Plymouth Rock home; became a state 2-6-1788; once had a carved wooden codfish on the wall of the State House because codfish were a big state industry
New Hampshire: named for Hampshire County in England; became state 6-21-1788; was heavily explored by both French and English
New Jersey: Land was given to the Governor of the Isle of Jersey in the English Channel for this colony; it would be the site of over 100 battles and skirmishes before the Revolution ended
New York: Named for the Duke of York (brother of King Charles II); statehood 7-26-1788; US Congress met here after Revolution
North Carolina: Home of Roanoke Island's Lost Colony; first child born in America was John White's granddaughter Virginia on 8-18-1587; statehood 11-21-1789
Pennsylvania: means Penn's Woods, named for William Penn; nickname Keystone State because it is the center of the arch of thirteen colonies; 2nd state 12-12-1787; settled by various religious groups who greatly enhanced colonial life with inventions such as the Conestoga wagon
Rhode Island: smallest colony and state; not an island, was maybe named for Isle of Rhodes in Aegean Sea; 1st declare independence from England but last of thirteen to become a state because of concerns over being fairly represented in spite of size
South Carolina: once part of "Carolana" with NC; nickname Palmetto State because fortress of palms kept British warship away from Charleston harbor in 1776 battle; statehood 5-23-1778
Virginia: home to four of the first five US presidents, and eventually home to four more; site of 1st permanent settlement
2006-08-24 04:13:32 · answer #6 · answered by markese 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
south carolina north carolina virginia alabama new jersey thats all i know
2006-08-23 15:44:17 · answer #7 · answered by bianca q 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll bet that even you can figure that out by going to Google.
2006-08-23 15:43:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋