The First 13 Colonies of the United States

Jamestown, Virginia

Jan 1, 1607

Virginia was the first permanent colony in the United States of America. It was also the home of Pocahontas.

Massachusetts Colony

Apr 30, 1620

The Pilgrims that founded the colony came over from England on the May Flower and landed on Plymouth Rock in Massachuetts.

Maryland Colony

Apr 30, 1634

Founded by Cecil Calvert Lord Baltimore. Tobacco was very profitable for the colony

Rhode Island Colony

Jan 1, 1635

Picture of Anne Hutchinson. She is one of the colony's founder.

Connecticut Colony

Apr 30, 1636

The Abenaki Indians were the inhabitants of the Connecticut colony when it was founded. The word Connecticut in the indian language means "river whose water's driven by tides and winds".

Delaware Colony

Apr 30, 1638

Peter Minuit founded Delaware first before New York. Image of a typical farm in the Delaware colony

New Hampshire Colony

Apr 30, 1638

Founded in 1638 by John Mason. A Native American Powatan Village was common in New Hampshire

North Carolina

Jan 1, 1653

Slavery Cotton Plantation in the Colony of North Carolina.It was also eighth founded colony.

Pennsylvania

Apr 30, 1662

Founded by William Penn. It was the third biggest and richest colony.It was the second to last colony to be founded

South Carolina Colony

Apr 30, 1663

Picture of a Slavery Tobacco Plantation which was common in the colony. Founded by eight nobles with a Royal Charter.

New Jersey Colony

Jan 1, 1664

Lord Berkeley founded the colony. New Jersey was the third state to ratify the constitution.

New York Colony

Apr 30, 1664

Peter Minuit Founder of New York meeting the Native Americans when they landed in New York.

Georgia Colony

Apr 30, 1732

Founded by James Oglethorpe. There is a University in Atlanta, Georgia named after him. The Georgia colony was the last of the thitheen colonies.