what states were the 13 colonies

The 13 colonies were the original British colonies that later became the first states of the United States. They were Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia.

In short

• New England: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut.

• Middle: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware.

• Southern: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.

Rhode Island was one of the colonies that later became a state, and Massachusetts Bay was the colonial name often shortened to Massachusetts today.