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Position:Home>History> Who knows the original 13 American Colonies?Question: Who knows the original 13 American Colonies!? My class needed to take a test on the 13 original american colonies, and they were too incompetent to know so I was wondering if anyone knew it by heart!. So who ever knows them by heart (be honest) put down where your source was, such as when you learned it, or even if your being honest then say you found it on the internet!.!.!. I'm am using the honor system to pick best answer!. ^^ Good Luck!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: They are New Hampshire, Massachusetts (which includes the land that is now Maine, by the way), Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvannia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia!.Www@QuestionHome@Com New Hampshire Colony and Dominion of Virginia Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Connecticut Colony Delaware Colony Georgia Province of Maryland Province of Massachusetts Bay Province of New Jersey Province of New York Province of North Carolina, Province of Pennsylvania South CarolinaWww@QuestionHome@Com Province of New Hampshire Province of Massachusetts Bay Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Connecticut Colony Province of New York Province of New Jersey Province of Pennsylvania Delaware Colony (before 1776, the Lower Counties on Delaware) Province of Maryland Colony and Dominion of Virginia Province of North Carolina Province of South Carolina Province of Georgia Www@QuestionHome@Com New Jersey, Pennsylvania,Delaware, Georgia, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New HampshireWww@QuestionHome@Com Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, VirginiaWww@QuestionHome@Com Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Hampshire New York Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania Virginia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina GeorgiaWww@QuestionHome@Com 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 in Jamestown 1607 Www@QuestionHome@Com |