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Historical documents from the Thirteen Colonies that would form the United States. Pages in category "Thirteen Colonies documents" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The 13 colonies had a degree of self-governance and active local elections, [a] and they resisted London's demands for more control over them. The French and Indian War (1754–1763) against France and its Indian allies led to growing tensions between Britain and the 13 colonies. During the 1750s, the colonies began collaborating with one ...
The Province of Connecticut and the Province of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations continued as corporation colonies under charters, and Massachusetts was governed as a royal province that operated under a charter after the unifying of the older "Massachusetts Bay" colony at Boston and the "first landing" colony, Plymouth Colony at ...
The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Armand-Dumaresq (c. 1873) has been hanging in the White House Cabinet Room since the late 1980s. The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, with 12 of the 13 colonies voting in favor and New York abstaining.
[13] Fort Salonga is built in Fort Salonga, New York. Peter Van Brugh Livingston is appointed by the New York Provincial Congress as the first New York State Treasurer. [14] Brunswick Town, North Carolina is attacked by British soldiers of the Royal Navy ship Cruizer and burns most of the town including St. Philip's Church. [15] [16]
This category includes people who migrated to or lived in the Thirteen Colonies Subcategories This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total.
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Pages in category "Surveyors from the Thirteen Colonies" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .