Original 13 colonies map

Kids learn about the history of the thirteen British American Colonies that formed the United States including when they were each founded, the colonial regions, and fun facts.

The Thirteen Colonies were a set of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America. They were variously known as the Thirteen British Colonies, the Thirteen American Colonies, and, later, the United Colonies. They founded the United States of America by declaring complete independence in July 1776, after having their foundations laid in the ... Read more

Map of the thirteen American colonies 1775. The uncolored territory east of the Mississippi and south of the great lakes, was claimed by Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, Massachusetts and Connecticut, by virtue of their charters. The part north of the Ohio is shown in this map as part of the province of Quebec, to which it was added in 1774.

(image adapter from here) When you review the original 13 colonies, have them color in the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies and create a key. Oh and the answers.... New England Colonies: Main (part of Massachusetts), New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut Middle Colonies: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware Southern Colonies: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia (image adapter from here) This is great for Cycle 1, Week 19…

The original 13 states

Map of the Massachusetts area in 1677.

The English built their first permanent colony at Jamestown Virginia in 1607. In 1620, other English settlers, the Pilgrims, landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts. They were seeking religious freedom, rather than commercial profit. The English established 13 colonies. Some, like Virginia and New York were commercial ventures organized for profit. Others, like Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Maryland were set up as havens for persecuted religious groups.

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