Editing Thirteen Colonies (section)

===Southern colonies===
{{main|Southern Colonies}}
{{see also|Chesapeake Colonies|Tobacco colonies}}
<ol start=9>
<li>[[Colony of Virginia]], established in 1607 as a proprietary colony; chartered as a royal colony in 1624.</li>
<li>[[Province of Maryland]], established 1632 as a proprietary colony.</li>
<li>[[Province of North Carolina]], previously part of the Carolina province (see below) until 1712; chartered as a royal colony in 1729.</li>
<li>[[Province of South Carolina]], previously part of the Carolina province (see below) until 1712; chartered as a royal colony in 1729.</li>
<li>[[Province of Georgia]], established as a proprietary colony in 1732; royal colony from 1752.</li>
</ol>
The [[Province of Carolina]] was initially chartered in 1629 and initial settlements were established after 1651. That charter was [[Void (law)|voided]] in 1660 by [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] and a new charter was issued in 1663, making it a proprietary colony. The Carolina province was divided into separate proprietary colonies, north and south in 1712, before both became royal colonies in 1729.

Earlier, along the coast, the [[Roanoke Colony]] was established in 1585, re-established in 1587, and found abandoned in 1590.