Amerian Colonies

  • Virginia

    Virginia

    Known as Old Dominion.
  • South Carolina

    South Carolina

    Called the Palmetto State.
  • Massachusetts

    Massachusetts

    The name comes from the Massachusetts Indians.
  • Maryland

    Maryland

    Nicknamed the Old Line State.
  • Connecticut

    Connecticut

    Name comes from "Quinneluekut".
  • Delaware

    Delaware

    It gets its name from the river that seperats it from NJ.
  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island

    It is the smallest U.S. state.
  • North Calolina

    North Calolina

    Nicknamed the Tar Heel State.
  • New York

    New York

    It is a Middle Atlantic State.
  • New Jersey

    New Jersey

    Named "Jersey" for the biggest British Island.
  • New Hapshire

    New Hapshire

    Name from Captin John Mason.
  • Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania

    The name means "Penn's Woods".
  • Georgia

    Georgia

    It is called the Empire State of the South.