13 colonies

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.

Table of contents

1 The Thirteen Colonies 2 Other British Colonies in North America in 1776 3 Information on British Colonies

The Thirteen Colonies

• New England:
  • New Hampshire
  • Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island
  • Connecticut
• The Middle Colonies:
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • Delaware
• The Southern Colonies:
  • Maryland
  • Virginia
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • Georgia

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)

Information on British Colonies

• British colonization of the Americas
• Colonial America
• Colonial government in America