Names of the 13 American Colonies
The 13 original colonies were:- Virginia, founded in 1607 by the London Company and became a royal colony in 1624
- Massachusetts, founded in 1620 by the Puritans and became a royal colony in 1691
- New Hampshire, founded in 1623 by John Wheelwright and became a royal colony in 1679
- Maryland, founded in 1634 by Lord Baltimore
- Connecticut, founded in 1635 by Thomas Hooker
- Rhode Island, founded in 1636 by Roger Williams
- Delaware, founded in 1638 by Peter Minuit and New Sweden Company
- North Carolina, founded in 1653 by Virgi
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- South Carolina, founded in 1663 by eight nobles with a Royal Charter from Charles II and became a royal colony in 1729
- New Jersey, founded in 1664 by Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret and became a royal colony in 1702
- New York, founded in 1664 by the Duke of York and became a royal colony in 1685
- Pennsylvania, founded in 1682 by William Penn
- Georgia, founded in 1732 by James Edward Oglethorpe and became a royal colony in 175