That story is incomplete–by the time Englishmen had begun to establish colonies in earnest, there were plenty of French, Spanish, Dutch and even Russian colonial outposts on the American continent–but the story of those 13 colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, ...
13 Colonies List13 Colonies List in Order of FoundingDate FoundedName of Colony or SettlementNames of Famous People1607Virginia - First ColonyJohn Smith John Rolfe1626New York - Second ColonyPeter Minuit Peter Stuyvesant1630Massachusetts - Third ColonyJohn Winthrop13 more rows
In the end the thirteen colonies were: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.Jul 12, 2016
The first colony was Virginia. It was started in 1607 at Jamestown. The last colony of the thirteen to be started was Georgia in 1732. The Thirteen Colonies (listed from north to south):
The original 13 colonies were Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Bay Colony (which included Maine), New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Thirteen ColoniesPart of British America (1607–1776) as Colonies of England (1607–1707) Colonies of Great Britain (1707–1776)•Virginia Colony1607•New England1620•King Charles II charter for Rhode Island and Providence Plantations166323 more rows
In the end the thirteen colonies were: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.Jul 12, 2016