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| ==The Thirteen Colonies== | ==The Thirteen Colonies== | ||
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The 13 colonies refers to the thirteen 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 to form the United States.
The Thirteen Colonies
- New England:
- The Middle Colonies:
- The Southern Colonies:
Other British Colonies in North America in 1776
- Nova Scotia
- Newfoundland
- Quebec (first held by British 1763)
- East Florida (first held by British in 1762)
- West Florida (first held by British in 1762)