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*[[Province of New Jersey]] (later [[New Jersey (U.S. state)|New Jersey]]) | *[[Province of New Jersey]] (later [[New Jersey (U.S. state)|New Jersey]]) | ||
*[[Province of New York]] (later [[New York (disambiguation)|New York]] and [[Vermont]]) | *[[Province of New York]] (later [[New York (disambiguation)|New York]] and [[Vermont]]) | ||
*[[Province of North Carolina]] (later [[North Carolina]] and [[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]) | *[[Province of North Carolina]] (later [[North Carolina (U.S. state)]] and [[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]]) | ||
*[[Province of Pennsylvania]] (later [[Pennsylvania]]) | *[[Province of Pennsylvania]] (later [[Pennsylvania]]) | ||
*[[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]] (later [[Rhode Island]]) | *[[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]] (later [[Rhode Island]]) | ||
*[[Province of South Carolina]] (later [[South Carolina]]) | *[[Province of South Carolina]] (later [[South Carolina]]) | ||
*[[Colony and Dominion of Virginia]] (later [[Virginia]], [[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]] and [[West Virginia]]) | *[[Colony and Dominion of Virginia]] (later [[Virginia]], [[Kentucky (U.S. state)|Kentucky]] and [[West Virginia]]) | ||
Revision as of 08:31, 2 August 2023
"The Thirteen Colonies" was a historical region comprised of the thirteen British colonies in North America. Its borders ranged from the present-day Canadian province of Quebec to the present-day state of Georgia.
See Colonial America for the history.
Map of the British Colonies between 1755 and 1760 Full Size Image
List of historical colonies (in alphabetical order):
- Connecticut Colony (later Connecticut)
- Delaware Colony (before 1776, the Lower Counties on Delaware, and later Delaware)
- Province of Georgia (later Georgia)
- Province of Maryland (later Maryland)
- Province of Massachusetts Bay (later Massachusetts and Maine)
- Province of New Hampshire (later New Hampshire)
- Province of New Jersey (later New Jersey)
- Province of New York (later New York and Vermont)
- Province of North Carolina (later North Carolina (U.S. state) and Tennessee)
- Province of Pennsylvania (later Pennsylvania)
- Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (later Rhode Island)
- Province of South Carolina (later South Carolina)
- Colony and Dominion of Virginia (later Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia)