The original thirteen colonies (also known as the thirteen original states) were the thirteen British colonies in North America that joined together to form the original states of the United States:

1. Connecticut

2. Delaware

3. Georgia

4. Maryland

5. Massachusetts

6. New Hampshire

7. New Jersey

8. New York

9. North Carolina

10. South Carolina

11. Pennsylvania

12. Rhode Island

13. Virginia

DAILY LIFE IN THE COLONIES
INTERACTIVE SITE FROM PBS

13 Colonies (Social Studies for Kids): Here's a very good source!  Simply click on a colony to learn more about it.  Go HERE!

Connecticut

Delaware

http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html#delaware

Georgia

Georgia Colony

http://www.georgia.gov/00/article/0,2086,4802_15177279_15252413,00.html

http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html#maryland

http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html#mass

http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html#newhamp

http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html#newjersey

http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html#newyork

http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html#nocarolina

http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html#socarolina

http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html#penn

http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html#rhodeisland