The 13 colonies can be divided into three distinct ... the middle colonies were made up of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. The southern colonies were known for their plantations ...

At the time of independence, Pennsylvania was also at the geographical center of the 13 original Colonies, with six states to its south and six states to its north and east. The state hasn’t ...

Of the 13 colonies, nine voted in favor of the Declaration, two -- Pennsylvania and South Carolina -- voted No, Delaware was undecided and New York abstained. John Hancock, President of the ...