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-as of [14 FEBRUARY 2024]–
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*13 ORIGINAL COLONIES*
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*encompasses (at least parts of) 20 modern united states*
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“MASSACHUSETTS BAY”
(“MASSACHUSETTS” / “MAINE”)
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“NEW YORK”
(“NEW YORK” / “VERMONT”)
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“VIRGINIA”
(“VIRGINIA” / “WEST VIRGINIA” / “KENTUCKY”)
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“NORTH CAROLINA”
(“NORTH CAROLINA” / “TENNESSEE”)
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“GEORGIA”
(“GEORGIA” / “ALABAMA” / “MISSISSIPPI”)
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(the “13 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”)
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(the “13 colonies” were…)
“DELAWARE“
“PENNSYLVANIA“
“NEW JERSEY“
“GEORGIA”
“CONNECTICUT“
“MASSACHUSETTS BAY“
“MARYLAND“
“SOUTH CAROLINA“
“NEW HAMPSHIRE“
“VIRGINIA“
“NEW YORK“
“NORTH CAROLINA“
“RHODE ISLAND” + “PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS“
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(the “13 colonies” had very similar (‘political’ / ‘constitutional’ / ‘legal’) systems, and were dominated by “protestant english-speakers”)
(they were part of britain’s possessions in the “new world”, which also included colonies in present-day “canada” + “the caribbean”, as well as ‘(east / west) florida’)
(In the ‘1700s’, the “british government” operated its colonies under a policy of “mercantilism”, in which the ‘central government’ administered its possessions for the ‘economic benefit’ of the “mother country”)
(however, the “13 colonies” had a high degree of ‘self-government’ + ‘active local elections’, and increasingly resisted london’s demands for more control)
(in the ‘1750s’, the colonies began collaborating with each other instead of dealing directly with “britain”)
(these inter-colonial activities cultivated a sense of shared “american” identity and led to calls for protection of the colonists’ “rights as englishmen”, especially the principle of “no taxation without representation”)
(grievances with the “british government” led to the “american revolution”, in which the colonies established a “continental congress” and declared independence in ‘1776’)
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👈👈👈☜*“THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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