States
This State was originally Dutch and named New Amsterdam
New York
Northern most colony
New Hampshire
This colony was originally founded by Roger Williams
Rhode Island
The capital of this colony is Trenton
New jersey
Became the first state
Delaware
The first English colony in the "New World"
Virginia
Home of the Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Founded originally in 1653 by Virginia colonists
North Carolina
The capital of this state is Atlanta
Georgia
Became a royal colony in 1729
South Carolina
Named after its major river, the Delaware
Delaware
The Southern most Colony
Georgia
Founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker
Connecticut
The capital of this state is Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Founded at Massachusetts Bay
Massachusetts