Thirteen colonies

The Thirteen Colonies were part of the British Empire.They were founded between 1607(Colony of Virginia) and 1733(Province of Georgia).The colonies became the United States of America after the signing the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

The Colonies were:

New England Colonies:

 * Province of New Hampshire
 * Province of Massachusetts Bay
 * Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
 * Connecticut Colony

Middle Colonies:

 * Province of New York
 * Province of New Jersey
 * Province of Pennsylvania
 * Delaware Colony

Southern Colonies:

 * Province of Maryland
 * Colony of Virginia
 * Province of North Carolina
 * Province of South Carolina
 * Province of Georgia

Other Divisions before 1730:

 * Dominion of New England
 * Province of Maine
 * Plymouth Colony
 * Saybrook Colony
 * New Haven Colony
 * East Jersey
 * West Jersey
 * Province Of Carolina