The 13 Colonies
Discover: What are the 13 Colonies?
Before America became the country that we know today, there were many people from many
different countries who had come to the New World.
English Land was divided into 13 Colonies
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Connecticut
- Rhode Island
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
You may recognize the names of these original 13 colonies
as the names of some of our states!
But these colonies weren’t independent – or united – just yet. The colonies had their own government structure,
but the King of England still ruled over them with an iron fist.
Over time, the colonists became angry with King George III for the high taxes he and
his government charged. The colonists eventually decided to stand up for themselves.
“I wish nothing but good; therefore, everyone who does not agree with me is a traitor and a scoundrel”
– King George the III
