13 Original Colonies

1. Virginia: Tobacco, agriculture, Jamestown.

2. Massachusetts: Fishing, shipbuilding, Plymouth.

3. New Hampshire: Fishing, trade, diverse economy.

4. Maryland: Tobacco, agriculture, religious freedom.

5. Connecticut: Livestock, trade, self-governing.

6. Rhode Island: Fishing, trade, religious freedom.

7. Delaware: Agriculture, trade, Swedish settlement.

8. North Carolina: Agriculture, trade, diverse settlers.

9. South Carolina: Rice, indigo, plantation economy.

10. New York: Fur, trade, diverse population.

11. New Jersey: Agriculture, trade, diverse settlers.

12. Pennsylvania: Agriculture, trade, religious tolerance.

13. Georgia: Silk, agriculture, buffer against Spanish Florida.