My Nice New Car Needs Re-Painting. Maybe Dark Violet? No Shiny Gold!

Mnemonic Device:

• My Nice New Car Needs Re-Painting. Maybe Dark Violet? No, Shiny Gold!

Explanation: to remember the original thirteen States

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