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Virginia and Massachusetts were separate colonies and now separate states.
Virginia and Massachusetts
No, the biggest colonies were Massachusetts and Virginia.
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Virginia Bay
They were both colonies of England and settled at approximately the same time. They both also established forms of governance that would lay the groundwork for the future American political system.
Virginia had the House of Burgesses and Massachusetts had the Mayflower Compact.
The three proprietary colonies are Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania
Massachusetts, Delaware, Maine, Rhode Island, Pennysilvania, Connecticut, New Jersey
Rhode Island and Connecticut were corporate colonies, which meant the King of England had granted the colonists charters which ensured corporate rights. Massachusetts, and New Hampshire were royal colonies. Their governors were appointed by the King of England on advice from the Board of Trade. Here is a website you can look at for more information: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569964/american_revolution.html If you are looking for information on particularly the types of colonies such as royal, corporate, or proprietary, then scroll down on the website above to where it says "B. The Political System."
Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina. new France
Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts
1) To best answer your question of the first five American Colonies we first would have to take into account the First five British Colonies, not settlements. They are: Virginia (1607) Massachusetts (1620) New Hampshire (1623) New Jersey (1623) New York (1624) 3) 4