13 Original Colonies

Social Studies for Kids Clickable Map of 13 colonies

A colorized map that show the 13 original colonies.  Clicking the colony of the map takes you to a page that gives a brief overview of that colony

13 Original Colonies Crossword Puzzle

A crossword puzzle where each of the answer will be one of the 13 original colonies

List of the 13 Original Colonies:

1. Connecticut
2. Delaware
3. Georgia
4. Maryland
5. Massachusetts
6. New Hampshire
7. New Jersey
8. New York
9. North Carolina
10. Pennsylvania
11. Rhode Island
12. South Carolina
13. Virginia

The thirteen colonies are divided into 3 different regional areas: New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies. The New England Colonies consisted of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware made up the middle colonies. Southern Colonies were the Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The thirteen colonies joined together to form the United States of America.

They united themselves to fight against Britain and win their freedom.