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

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

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

.

List

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. ...

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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 ...

External links

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