American Colonies

Thirteen Colonies
Part of British America (1607-1776) as Colonies of England (1607–1707) Colonies of Great Britain (1707–1776)
1732–1776
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The thirteen colonies (shown red) in 1775.
Capital		Administered from London, England
Languages		English, German, many indigenous languages
Religion		Puritanism, Anglicanism, other Protestantism, Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Native American religion
Government		Constitutional monarchy
Monarch
•	1607–1625	James I & VI (first)
•	1760–1783	George III (last)
History
•	Roanoke Colony	1585
•	Virginia Colony	1607
•	New England	1620
•	King Charles II charter for Rhode Island and Providence Plantations	1663
•	Rupert's Land	1670
•	Treaty of Utrecht	1713
•	13th colony formed	1732
•	Independence declared	1776
•	Treaty of Paris	1783
Population
•	1625 est.	1,980
•	1775 est.	2,400,000
Currency		Pound sterling, colonial money, bills of credit, commodity money.
Preceded by Succeeded by Pre-colonial North America New Netherland United States
Today part of		United States

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The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the east coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries that declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States of America. The thirteen were (roughly north to south): Province of New Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut Colony, Province of New York, Province of New Jersey, Province of Pennsylvania, Delaware Colony, Province of Maryland, Colony of Virginia, Province of North Carolina, Province of South Carolina, and Province of Georgia.