The document outlines the 13 original colonies of British North America, dividing them into three regional groups: the New England colonies, the Middle colonies, and the Southern colonies. The New England colonies were initially settled by Puritans in the early 1600s and included Massachusetts, Plymouth, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The Middle colonies spanning the mid-Atlantic were settled slightly later and were home to diverse Dutch, English, and other ethnic groups. The Southern colonies stretching along the Atlantic coast were initially focused on agriculture and included the colonies of Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia, with some settlement also occurring from other European powers like England, Spain, and France in the region.

1. The 13 Colonies

2. The New England Colonies The Middle Colonies The Southern Colonies

3. Massachusetts Plymouth, 1620 Massachusetts Bay, 1630 New Hampshire, 1680 Rhode Island, 1636 Connecticut, 1636 New England Colonies

4. New England Colonies The Puritans start colonies in New England .

5. Middle Colonies New York, 1664 Delaware, 1704 New Jersey, 1664 Pennsylvania, 1681

6. Middle Colonies Dutch, English, and other groups prosper.

7. Southern Colonies Virginia, 1607 Maryland, 1634 Carolina, 1663 Georgia, 1732

8. Southern Colonies England, Spain, and France also have settlements in the region.

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