Thirteen Colonies
The
Thirteen Colonies
were 13
British
colonies
in
North America
, separately chartered and governed, that signed the
Declaration of Independence
in
1776
and formally broke with the
Kingdom of Great Britain
, leading to the
American Revolutionary War
and the establishment of the
United States of America
. Other British North American possessions—the former
French colony
of
Quebec
and the colonies of
Nova Scotia
and
Prince Edward Island
—remained loyal to the British Crown and much later were united as
Canada
. The colonies of
East Florida
and
West Florida
also remained loyal during the American Revolution.
The Thirteen Colonies
New England
:
Connecticut Colony
, later
Connecticut
Province of Massachusetts Bay
, later
Massachusetts
and
Maine
Province of New Hampshire
, later
New Hampshire
and
Vermont
*
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
, later
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Middle Colonies
:
Delaware Colony
, later
Delaware
Province of New Jersey
, later
New Jersey
Province of New York
, later
New York
and Vermont*
Province of Pennsylvania
, later
Pennsylvania
Southern Colonies
:
Province of Georgia
, later
Georgia
Province of Maryland
, later
Maryland
Province of North Carolina
, later
North Carolina
and
Tennessee
Province of South Carolina
, later
South Carolina
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
, later
Virginia
,
Kentucky
and
West Virginia
*Vermont was disputed territory between New York and New Hampshire. Today is it considered part of
New England
.
Other British colonies in North America and the Caribbean in 1776
Britain held several other colonies in North America and the Caribbean in 1776 which did not join the 13 in their
American Revolution
against the Crown.
Future Canadian provinces
Nova Scotia
(including present day
New Brunswick
)
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
, originally
le Saint-Jean
or
St. John's Island
Quebec
(including present day
Ontario
)
Future American states
East Florida
West Florida
Future independent countries
Bahamas
Barbados
Jamaica
Nevis
, as part of
Saint Kitts and Nevis
St. Christopher
, now
Saint Kitts
Future British overseas territories
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Other
West Indies
See also
British colonization of the Americas
Colonial government in America
History of the United States (1776-1789): Independence and the American Revolution
Upper Canada
Lower Canada
External links
British North American Colonies to 1783 - Military History & Institutions
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School: Colonial Charters, Grants and Related Documents
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