Question

Which of the 13 colonies was originally a dutch colony?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Refering to textbook Mcgraw Hill 8th Grade US History Textbook-

Colony of Delaware was predominantly dutch.

+ New Netherlands was the first dutch colony with a wide diversity.

New york and New jersey hold portions of dutch people as well.

Answer 2

Answer: New Jersey

The thirteen original British colonies that made up the United States were: Virginia, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware, North Carolina, New Jersey, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

However, the lands of New Jersey were first claimed by the Dutch as the Dutch colony of New Netherlands, but were later ruled by the English after the surrender of the Amsterdam fortress in 1664.