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Thirteen Colonies

The Thirteen Colonies were thirteen British British Empire

The British Empire was the most extensive empire [i] in world history and for a ... 

 colonies Colony

In politics [i] and in history [i], a colony is a territory [i] under the immediate political control of ... 

 in North America North America

North America is a continent [i] in the Earth [i]'s northern hemisphere [i] and almost fully in the western hemisphere [i] ... 

, separately chartered and governed, that rebelled against the crown and signed a Declaration of Independence United States Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence is the document in which the Thirteen Colonies [i] in North America [i] ... 

 in 1776 to become independent sovereign states, thereby establishing the seed for the United States of America United States

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The Thirteen Colonies were thirteen British British Empire

The British Empire was the most extensive empire [i] in world history and for a ... 

 colonies Colony

In politics [i] and in history [i], a colony is a territory [i] under the immediate political control of ... 

 in North America North America

North America is a continent [i] in the Earth [i]'s northern hemisphere [i] and almost fully in the western hemisphere [i]... 

, separately chartered and governed, that rebelled against the crown and signed a Declaration of Independence United States Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence is the document in which the Thirteen Colonies [i] in North America [i] ... 

 in 1776 to become independent sovereign states, thereby establishing the seed for the United States of America United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

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Contemporaneous documents almost always listed the colonies in geographical order, roughly from north to south, as follows :
  • New England New England

    New England is a region of the United States [i] located in the northeastern corner of the country. ... 

    :
    • Province of New Hampshire Province of New Hampshire

      The New Hampshire Colony, located in the present day state of New Hampshire [i] was the product of sever ... 

      , later New Hampshire New Hampshire

      The State of New Hampshire is a state [i] in the New England [i] region of the northeastern United States [i]... 

    • Province of Massachusetts Bay, later Massachusetts Massachusetts

      The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state [i] in the New England [i] region of the northeastern [i] ... 

       and Maine Maine

      Maine is a U.S. state [i] in the New England [i] region of the northeastern United States [i]. ... 

    • Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, later Rhode Island Rhode Island

      The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is the smallest state [i] by land area ... 

    • Connecticut Colony Connecticut Colony

      The Connecticut Colony was an English [i] colony that became the U.S. state [i] of Connecticut [i]... 

      , later Connecticut Connecticut

      Connecticut is a state [i] in the New England [i] region of the United States [i], located i ... 

  • Middle Colonies:
    • Province of New York, later New York New York

      New York is a state [i] in the northeastern [i] United States [i]. ... 

       and Vermont Vermont

      Vermont is a state [i] in the New England [i] region of the United States [i], located in th ... 

    • Province of New Jersey Province of New Jersey

      The Province of New Jersey was an English [i] colony [i] that existed within the boundaries of t ... 

      , later New Jersey New Jersey

      New Jersey is a state [i] in the Mid-Atlantic [i] and Northeastern [i]... 

    • Province of Pennsylvania Province of Pennsylvania

      The Province of Pennsylvania, better known to Americans as Pennsylvania Colony, was a North American [i] ... 

      , later Pennsylvania Pennsylvania

      The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a state [i] in the northeastern [i] ... 

    • Delaware Colony , later Delaware Delaware

      Delaware is one of five Middle Atlantic States [i] in the United States of America [i].og ... 

  • Cheasapeake Colonies :
    • Province of Maryland Province of Maryland

      The Province of Maryland was an English [i] colony in North America [i] that existed from 1632 ... 

      , later Maryland Maryland

      Maryland , is a Mid-Atlantic [i] state [i] located on the East Coast [i] ... 

    • Colony and Dominion of Virginia Colony and Dominion of Virginia

      The Colony of Virginia was the English [i] colony in North America [i] that existed briefly duri ... 

      , later Virginia Virginia

      The Commonwealth of Virginia is one of the original thirteen colonies [i] of the United States [i] ... 

      , Kentucky Kentucky

      The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state [i] located in the Southern [i] United States [i] ... 

       and West Virginia West Virginia

      West Virginia is a state [i] of the United States [i] in the region of Appalachia [i], also k ... 

  • Southern Colonies:
    • Province of North Carolina, later North Carolina North Carolina

      North Carolina is a state [i] in the Southeastern [i] United States [i]... 

       and Tennessee Tennessee

      Tennessee is a U.S. state [i] located in the Southern [i] United States [i]. ... 

    • Province of South Carolina, later South Carolina South Carolina

      South Carolina is a state [i] in the Southern [i] region of the United States [i]... 

    • Province of Georgia Province of Georgia

      The Georgia Colony was one of the Southern colonies [i] in British North America [i]. ... 

      , later Georgia Georgia

      Georgia may mean:
  • Georgia [i], a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia: **Formerly ... 



Other colonies

Britain held several other colonies on mainland North America in 1776 which did not join the thirteen in their Revolution against the Crown.

Future Canadian provinces


  • Nova Scotia Nova Scotia

    Nova Scotia is a Canadian province [i] located on Canada [i]'s southeastern coast. ... 

  • Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador

    Newfoundland and Labrador is a province [i] of Canada [i], the tenth to join the Confederation [i] ... 

  • St. John's Island
  • the Province of Quebec, which included present day Quebec Quebec

    Quebec, or Qubec in French [i], In 1898, the Canadian Parliament passed the first ... 

     and Ontario Ontario

    Ontario is the most populous and second-largest in area of Canada [i]'s ten provinces [i] ... 



Future American states

  • East Florida East Florida

    East Florida was originally a part of Spanish Florida [i]. ... 

  • West Florida West Florida

    West Florida was a region on the north shore of the Gulf of Mexico [i], which underwent several boundary ... 



See also


  • British colonization of the Americas British colonization of the Americas

    British colonization of the Americas began under the Kingdom of England [i] in the late 16th century, be ... 

  • Colonial America Colonial America

    Starting in the late 16th century, the English [i], the French [i], the Spanish [i], and ... 

  • Colonial government in America

External links

  • , a page that gives a brief history of all the colonies.