1. My 13
Colonies

2. Connecticut Colony Date of Statehood: January 9, 1788
Capital: Hartford
Population: 3,574,097 (2010)
Size: 5,544 square miles
Nickname(s): Constitution State; Nutmeg State; Land of Steady Habits; Provisions State
Motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet (“He who transplanted still sustains”)
Tree: White Oak
Flower: Mountain Laurel
Bird: American Robin

3. Georgia Colony Capital: Atlanta Population: 9,687,653 (2010)
Size: 59,425 square miles
Nickname(s): Peach State; Empire State of the South
Motto: Wisdom, Justice and Moderation
Tree: Live Oak
Flower: Cherokee Rose
Bird: Brown Thrasher

4. Maryland Colony Capital: Annapolis Population: 5,773,552 (2010)
Size: 12,406 square miles
Nickname(s): Old Line State; Free State; Cockade State; Oyster State; Monumental State
Motto: Fatti Maschii Parole Femine (“Strong Deeds, Gentle Words”)
Tree: White Oak
Flower: Black-Eyed Susan
Bird: Baltimore Oriole

5. Massachusetts (included Maine)
Capital: Boston
Population: 6,547,629 (2010)
Size: 10,554 square miles
Nickname(s): Bay State
Motto: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (“By the sword we seek peace, but peace only underliberty”)
Tree: American Elm
Flower: Mayflower
Bird: Chickadee

6. New Jersey Colony Capital: Trenton
State abbreviation/Postal code: N.J./NJ
Governor: Chris Christie, R (to Jan. 2018)
Senators: Robert Menendez, D (to Jan. 2019); Cory Booker, D (to Jan. 2015)
U.S. Representatives: 12
Historical biographies of Congressional members
Entered Union (rank): Dec. 18, 1787 (3)
Present constitution adopted: 1947
Motto: Liberty and prosperity
State symbols:

7. New York Colony Date of Statehood: July 26, 1788 Capital: Albany
Population: 19,378,102 (2010)
Size: 54,555 square miles
Nickname(s): Empire State
Motto: Excelsior (“Ever Upward”)
Tree: Sugar Maple
Flower: Rose
Bird: Bluebird

8. New Hampshire Colony Date of Statehood: June 21, 1788 Capital: Concord
Population: 1,316,470 (2010)
Size: 9,348 square miles
Nickname(s): Granite State; Mother of Rivers; White Mountain State; Switzerland of America
Motto: Live Free or Die
Tree: White Birch
Flower: Purple Lilac
Bird: Purple Finch

9. North Carolina Colony Capital: Raleigh Population: 9,535,483 (2010)
Size: 53,819 square miles
Nickname(s): Old North State; Tar Heel State
Motto: Esse Quam Videri (“To Be Rather Than to Seem”)
Tree: Pine
Flower: Dogwood
Bird: Cardinal

10. Pennsylvania Colony Date of Statehood: December 12, 1787
Capital: Harrisburg
Population: 12,702,379 (2010)
Size: 46,055 square miles
Nickname(s): Keystone State
Motto: Virtue, Liberty and Independence
Tree: Hemlock
Flower: Mountain Laurel
Bird: Ruffed Grouse

11. Rhode Island Colony Date of Statehood: May 29, 1790
Capital: Providence
Population: 1,052,567 (2010)
Size: 1,545 square miles
Nickname(s): Ocean State; Little Rhody; Plantation State; Smallest State; Land of Roger Williams; Southern Gateway of New England
Motto: Hope
Tree: Red Maple
Flower: Violet
Bird: Rhode Island Red

12. South Carolina Colony Date of Statehood: May 23, 1788
Capital: Columbia
Population: 4,625,364 (2010)
Size: 32,021 square miles
Nickname(s): Palmetto State
Motto: Dum Spiro Spero (While I Breathe, I Hope)
Tree: Palmetto
Flower: Yellow Jessamine
Bird: Carolina Wren

13. Virginia Colony Capital: Richmond Population: 8,001,024 (2010)
Size: 42,775 square miles
Nickname(s): Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents; Mother of States; Mother of Statesmen; Cavalier State
Motto: Sic Semper Tyrannis
Tree: American Dogwood
Bird: Northern Cardinal