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What are the 13 Colonies?

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New England colonies[edit]

Main article: New England Colonies

1. Province of Massachusetts Bay, chartered as a royal colony in 1691

Popham Colony, established in 1607; abandoned in 1608

Plymouth Colony, established in 1620; merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691

Province of Maine, patent issued in 1622 by Council for New England; patent reissued by Charles I in 1639; absorbed by Massachusetts Bay Colony by 1658

Massachusetts Bay Colony, established in 1629; merged with Plymouth Colony in 1691

2. Province of New Hampshire, established in 1629; merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1641; chartered as royal colony in 1679

3. Connecticut Colony, established in 1636; chartered as royal colony in 1662

Saybrook Colony, established in 1635; merged with Connecticut Colony in 1644

New Haven Colony, established in 1638; merged with Connecticut Colony in 1664

4. Colony of Rhode Island chartered as royal colony in 1663

Providence Plantations established by Roger Williams in 1636

Portsmouth established in 1638 by John Clarke, William Coddington, and others

Newport established in 1639 after a disagreement and split among the settlers in Portsmouth

Warwick established in 1642 by Samuel Gorton

These four settlements merged into single Royal colony in 1663

Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, and New Haven Colonies formed the New England Confederation in (1643–1654; 1675–c. 1680) and all New England colonies were included in the Dominion of New England (1686–1689).

Middle colonies[edit]

Main article: Middle Colonies

5. Delaware Colony (before 1776, the Lower Counties on Delaware), established in 1664 as proprietary colony

6. Province of New York, established as proprietary colony in 1664; chartered as royal colony in 1686; included in the Dominion of New England (1686–1689)

7. Province of New Jersey, established as proprietary colony in 1664; chartered as royal colony in 1702

East Jersey, established in 1674; merged with West Jersey to re-form Province of New Jersey in 1702; included in the Dominion of New England

West Jersey, established in 1674; merged with East Jersey to re-form Province of New Jersey in 1702; included in the Dominion of New England

8. Province of Pennsylvania, established in 1681 as proprietary colony

Southern colonies[edit]

Main article: Southern Colonies

See also: Chesapeake Colonies and Tobacco colonies

9. Colony and Dominion of Virginia, established in 1607 as proprietary colony; chartered as royal colony in 1624

10. Province of Maryland, established 1632 as proprietary colony

Province of Carolina, initial charter issued in 1629; initial settlements established after 1651; initial charter voided in 1660 by Charles II; rechartered as proprietary colony in 1663

Roanoke Colony, established in 1585; re-established in 1587; found abandoned in 1590

11. Province of North Carolina, established in 1712; chartered as royal colony in 1729

12. Province of South Carolina, established in 1712; chartered as royal colony in 1729

13. Province of Georgia, established as proprietary colony in 1732; royal colony from 1752.

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Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, North Carolina, New Jersey, South Carolina, New Jersey, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Georgia

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