A brief description on a few of the colonies

Florida

Britain had gained control of Spanish Florida in 1763 as a direct result of the French and Indian War. Like southern Georgia, most of the development was contained to the coastal areas at the northern end of the peninsula, so Britain created East and West Florida as independent royal governments. Since both were so new, neither had a political infrastructure, only a royal governor and a few officials. Patrick Tonyn, royal governor of East Florida was generally viewed as a capable leader. The lack of political infrastructure and sparse population meant neither colony was interested in joining in the Revolution. The population in East Florida had been increasing in population dramatically since the Whigs began to take power in Georgia in 1775. This is how the state called Florida was back in 1775, before the US gained its Declaration from Great Britain.

Georgia

By the begriming of the 1770's Georgia was the least populated of the 13 American colonies. Of the 50,000 inhabitants, half were slaves, and almost all of it's citizens were clustered near the coast. As events to the north began to lead to war with Britain, Georgia, for the most part, continued with business as usual. When the colonial representatives began convening The Continental Congress, Georgia reluctantly sent delegates. In 1776, this Congress signed the Declaration of Independence. Georgia was considered a state that was hard to control because they had different opinions about slavery within the state. The states population then was growing but not as much as Florida.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts, like Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky, is called a "Commonwealth". Commonwealths are states, but the reverse is not true. Legally, Massachusetts is a commonwealth because the term is contained in the Constitution. In the era leading to 1780, when the state Constitution was ratified, a popular term for a whole body of people constituting a nation or state was the word "Commonwealth." This term was the preferred usage of some political writers. There also may have been some anti-monarchic sentiment in using the word "Commonwealth." The name, which in the eighteenth century was used to mean "republic", can be traced to the second draft of the state Constitution, written by John Adams and accepted by the people in 1780. Massachusetts was one of the most popular states during the colonial times. Many popular incidents have occurred in Massachusetts such as: the Boston Tea Party & the Boston Massacre. This was how Massachusetts was before 1776.

New Jersey

New Jersey is called the crossroads of the American Revolution, because it held a key geographical position at the center of the new nation, and the armies were in or crossing it throughout the war. It was heavily involved in the fighting, due to the troop movements through the state, and its key geographic position between New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey had more engagements than any other state during the war, closely followed by South Carolina. Washington's troops crossed NJ from NY in 1776, chased by the British after the fall of NY to the British. In late Dec, 1776 to mid Jan 1777, he in turn chased the British out of most of NJ. Many incidents also occurred in New Jersey such as: The first battle of Trenton, Dec 26th, 1776, The Battle of Springfield, June 23 rd, 1780, one of the larger battles of the war, for numbers of troops involved, yet least known, & River Forts defense of the lower Delaware, fall of 1777.