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"Carolina" was granted a royal charter in 1663. If we consider this the beginning of "North Carolina" this would be the 8thof the 13 colonies formed. (This is the usual way the colony is counted.)

However, the official division into "North" and "South" Carolina did not take place until 1729 (and in 1732 part of South Carolina was set apart to become Georgia). Since New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania were founded between 1663 and 1729, North Carolina as a distinct colony might then be counted as the 11th colony formed.

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