Delaware was not only one of the 13 colonies but was also the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. This clapboard-shingled house for sale in "The First State" sits across the street from ...

Simultaneously, the Dutch and Swedish established their own colonies in the present-day states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. While the original 13 colonies were initially ...

Lord de la Warr. And, a bonus: Vermont, which was not one of the 13 colonies, is named because, after seeing the Green Mountains, Samuel de Champlain referred to it as "Verd Mont" (green mountains ...

The original 13 colonies entered the Union from 1787 to 1790, and the remaining 37 were continuously admitted as late as 1959. States are accepted into the U.S. based on Article IV, Section 3 ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of ...

A fascinating new photography project takes viewers on a poignant journey through African American material culture, using ...

Virginia had the largest population of the 13 colonies in 1776 at 747,610. It was followed by Pennsylvania at 434,373, and Massachusetts at 378,787. The smallest colony by population was Delaware ...