What colonies made up the New England colonies?

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Q. What colonies made up the New England colonies?

1. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
2. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
3. Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
4. Delaware, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia

Answer: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

 New England Colonies

The New England Colonies of British America included Connecticut Colony, the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, and the Province of New Hampshire, as well as a few smaller short-lived colonies. The New England colonies were part of the Thirteen Colonies and eventually became five of the six states in New England. Captain John Smith's 1616 work A Description of New England first applied the term "New England" to the coastal lands from Long Island Sound to Newfoundland.

The four New England Colonies of Colonial America included the colonies of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

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Q. Which of the following is NOT a colony within the New England Region? 

1. Massachusetts
2. Rhode Islan
3. New York
4. Connecticut
5. New Hampshire

Answer: New York