The 13 original states of the United States are:

• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
• Connecticut
• New York
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Delaware
• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia

These were British colonies that declared independence and later formed the United States, becoming the first states admitted to the Union. If you’d like, I can provide the founding dates or how each transitioned from colony to state.