Answer:
There were originally seven colonies in New England in the 17th century:
Step-by-step explanation:
Plymouth Colony: founded in 1620, absorbed by the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1691
Province of Maine: founded in 1622, later absorbed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony
New Hampshire Colony: founded in 1623, later became the Province of New Hampshire
Massachusetts Bay Colony: founded in 1630, became the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1691
Rhode Island Colon: founded in 1636
Connecticut Colony: founded in 1636
New Haven Colony: founded in 1638, absorbed by Connecticut Colony in 1664