The-Thirteen-Colonies

The Thirteen Colonies.
(Dates refer to the first permanent white settlements.)

In 1775, the British claimed authority over both the red and pink areas
on this map and Spain ruled the orange west of the Mississippi River.
The red area is the area of the 13 colonies after the Proclamation of
1763. (Map produced by U.S. Dept. of Interior.)

Virginia (1607) - Established by the London Company
New Jersey (1618) - Originally settled by the Dutch, but seized by the
English in 1664.
Massachusetts (1620) - Founded as two colonies:
Plymouth Colony (1620), settled by the Pilgrims; and
Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630), settled by the Puritans. They were
united in 1691, and annexed Maine, which had been colonized by the
New England Council in the 1620's.
New Hampshire (1622) - Originally part of Maine, then a colony from
1629 until annexed by Massachusetts, 1641-1643. Became a separate
colony again in 1679.
Pennsylvania (1623) - Originally settled by Dutch and Swedes. Came
under English control in the 1664 and was granted to William Penn by
Charles II in 1681.
New York (1624) - Founded as New Netherland by the Dutch West India
Company. Seized by the English in 1664 and renamed.
Maryland (1634) - Granted to Lord Baltimore.
Connecticut (1635) - Founded by settlers from Massachusetts and
other colonies. New Haven Colony, founded by settlers from
Massachusetts in 1638, annexed to Connecticut in 1662, when the
older colony was granted a royal charter.
Rhode Island (1636) - Settled by two groups from Massachusetts and
united in 1644. Chartered by King Charles II in 1663.
Delaware (1638) - Settled by Swedes; seized by the Dutch in 1655 and
by the English in 1664. Granted to William Penn in 1682.
North Carolina (1653) - Settled by pioneers from other colonies.
Carolina was separated from Virginia and granted to a private
company in 1663; divided into two colonies in 1711. Made a royal
providence in 1729.
South Carolina (1670) - Originally part of Carolina Colony. Was
separated from North Carolina in 1711, and became a royal
providence in 1729.
Georgia (1733) - Granted to a private company by George II in 1732 and
settled a year later in Savannah.

[_1700's_]
Delaware 1787
Pennsylvania 1787
New Jersey 1787
Georgia 1788
Connecticut 1788
Massachusetts 1788
Maryland 1788
South Carolina 1788
New Hampshire 1788
Virginia 1788
New York 1788
North Carolina 1789
Rhode Island 1790
Vermont 1791
Kentucky 1792
Tennessee 1796

[_1800's_]
Ohio 1803
Louisiana 1812
Indiana 1816
Mississippi 1817
Illinois 1818
Alabama 1819
Maine 1820
Missouri 1821
Arkansas 1836
Michigan 1837
Florida 1845
Texas 1845
Iowa 1846
Wisconsin 1848
California 1850
Minnesota 1858
Oregon 1859
Kansas 1861
West Virginia 1863
Nevada 1864
Nebraska 1867
Colorado 1876
Montana 1889
North Dakota 1889
South Dakota 1889
Washington 1889
Idaho 1890
Wyoming 1890
Utah 1896