Thirteen Colonies

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"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):


Bibliography

  • Cooke, Jacob Ernest, ed. Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies (3 vol 1993); authoritative overview of colonial America, including British, Spanish, French, and Dutch colonies
  • Adams, James Truslow. The Founding of New England, (1921) online edition
  • Osgood, Herbert L. The American Colonies in the Seventeenth Century. 3 vol (1904-07) online edition
  • Taylor, Alan. American Colonies, (2001} survey by leading scholar