The document discusses the thirteen original colonies of British North America that declared independence from Great Britain and formed the United States of America. It provides a brief overview of each colony's founding date and region, with the colonies divided into three geographical areas: the Northeast (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York), the Middle Colonies (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland), and the South (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia). The earliest colonies were Virginia and Massachusetts Bay in the 1600s, with the last being Georgia in 1732.

1. The American Revolution The Thirteen Colonies R.L. Ely

2. The Northeast Though not technically a colony, the area of present-day Vermont (left) was included in New Hampshire (right). New Hampshire was founded in 1603.

3. The Northeast Massachusetts- founded in 1620 Connecticut- founded in 1635 Rhode Island- founded in 1636

4. The Northeast New York- founded in 1664

5. The Middle Colonies Pennsylvania- founded in 1682 New Jersey- founded in 1664

6. The Middle Colonies Delaware- founded in 1638 Maryland- founded in 1624

7. The Middle Colonies During this time, West Virginia and Virginia were still one state. Virginia- founded in 1607

8. North Carolina- founded in 1653 South Carolina- founded in 1663 The South

9. Georgia- founded in 1732 The South

10. What have we learned?