13 colonies

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  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    In 1607 English settlers founded Jamestown, Virginia—the first permanent English settlement in North America.

  • New Netherland

    New Netherland
    The Dutch founded New Netherland in 1624.

  • Virginia

    Virginia
    Virginia became a royal colony in 1624.

  • Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Massachusetts Bay Colony
    In 1630 another group of Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

  • Maryland

    Maryland
    A group of Roman Catholics founded Maryland in 1634.

  • Carolina region

    Carolina region
    The Carolina region had become an English colony in 1663.

  • Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania
    In 1681 an English Quaker leader, William Penn, set up the colony of Pennsylvania

  • North and South Carolina

    North and South Carolina
    In 1729 Carolina was split into North and South Carolina.

  • Georgia

    Georgia
    Georgia—the last of the original 13 colonies—was settled in 1733.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    In 1776 the 13 colonies declared their independence from Great Britain.