The 13 Original Colonies

Delaware becomes a state

Dec 7, 1787

Founded in 1638 by Peter Minuit

Pennsylvania becomes a state

Dec 12, 1787

Founded in 1682 by William Penn at Philadelphia.

New Jersey becomes a state

Dec 18, 1787

Founded by English colonists in 1664

Georgia becomes a state

Jan 2, 1788

Founded by James Oglethorpe in 1732

Massachusetts becomes a state

Feb 6, 1788

Founded by John Winthrop at Massachusetts Bay in 1630

Connecticut becomes a state

Feb 6, 1788

Founded at in 1636 by Thomas Hooker

Maryland becomes a state

Apr 28, 1788

Founded by Lord Baltimore in 1633

South Carolina becomes a state

May 23, 1788

Founded by English colonists in 1663

New Hampshire becomes a state

Jun 21, 1788

Founded in 1638 by John Wheelwright

Virginia becomes a state

Jun 25, 1788

Founded at Jamestown in 1607 by John Smith

New York

Jul 26, 1788

Founded on Manhattan in 1626 by Peter Minuit

North Carolina becomes a state

Nov 21, 1789

Founded in 1653 by Virginia colonists

Rhode Island becomes a state

May 29, 1790

Founded at Providence in 1636 by Roger Williams