The 13 original colonies, represented by the 13 stripes in the US flag, were the British colonies that rose in revolt against the British and declared their independence, thus giving birth to a new country – the United States of America. These colonies – New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia – together went on to form the United States. Read on to know more.