| A | B |
| The 13 colonies were ruled by what country? | England |
| Which colony was farthest north? | Massachusetts |
| Which colony was farthest south? | Georgia |
| What ocean bordered the colonies on the east? | Atlantic Ocean |
| Which was the oldest colony? | Virginia |
| What colony was between the 2 parts of Massachusetts? | New Hampshire |
| What is the smallest colony? | Rhode Island |
| What year did the colonies declare their independence? | 1776 |
| Originally named New Amsterdam | New York |
| Purchased by the Dutch West India Co. for $24 | Manhattan and Long Island |
| Quaker colony named after William Penn | Pennsylvania |
| Established as a home for debtors in British prisons | Georgia |
| Named after an Algonquin word meaning "beside the long tidal river" | Connecticut |
| Originally part of Massachusetts | New Hampshire |
| Begun as a haven for Catholics | Maryland |
| Named after a Dutch word meaning "red island" | Rhode Island |
| Named for a tribe whose name meant "large hill place" | Massachusetts |
| Named after King Charles I of England | North Carolina |
| Given by the Duke of York to his friends and sold to the Quakers | New Jersey |
| Originally part of Pennsylvania | Delaware |
| Settlers in my colony were Protestants called Huguenots | South Carolina |