(the) thirteen colonies

(the) thirteen colonies
the original 13 areas controlled by Britain in what is now the eastern US. They joined together to fight the ↑American Revolution and became the first 13 states. The colonies were, from north to south, ↑New Hampshire, ↑Massachusetts, ↑Rhode Island, ↑Connecticut, ↑New York, ↑New Jersey, ↑Pennsylvania, ↑Delaware, ↑Maryland, ↑Virginia, ↑North Carolina, ↑South Carolina and ↑Georgia.

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