Final answer:
2) Florida was not one of the original states of the British colonies; it was a Spanish territory at the time. Maryland was not a middle colony; the middle colonies included New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
Step-by-step explanation:
The state that was not one of the original states of the British colonies is 2) Florida.
When looking at the thirteen colonies, we find that these were the British colonies in North America that declared independence from Great Britain in 1776 and included Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Florida, at the time, was a territory of Spain and only became a part of the United States much later, through the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 and was then organized as a U.S. territory in 1822.
Moreover, in terms of the middle colonies, Maryland was not considered one of them. Instead, the middle colonies included New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
These colonies were proprietary and were growing out of grants of land to friends and supporters of the English monarchy. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, in particular, became havens for Quakers from persecution.
Lastly, it is important to note that Georgia was the final colony established among the original thirteen colonies. It was founded in 1732 as a buffer zone against Spanish Florida to the south and a haven for the 'worthy poor' from England.