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    13 English Colonies Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maryland were the thirteen colonies all had a different reason to be a colony. The thirteen colonies were divided into three different areas. The middle colonies were Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. The southern colonies were Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. and the northern

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    The thirteen colonies independence from Britain The thirteen colonies had always been loyal to the British Crown. Since Great Britain had always kept its distance from the colonies affairs and had allowed the thirteen colonies freedom to manage their own affairs. The thirteen colonies had hardly experience any injustice from the British, but eventually their relationship would change. The colonies would eventually seek its independence form British since they develop disputes between money and respect

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    The Thirteen original colonies can be separated into three main regions: New England, Middle, and Plantation colonies. Each of the regions had different logic for why they would be founded, and how they were structured. The New England Colonies were founded because the Pilgrims and Puritans wanted new religious freedoms. The Middle Colonies were also founded for religious purposes, the peoples of the Middle colonies wanted to be able to worship freely and wanted new separate governments. However

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    Original Thirteen Colonies The original 13 colonies were established in 1607. Virginia/Jamestown was the first followed by, in chronological order, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Georgia. These colonies were governed by the British until the Revolutionary War. The thirteen colonies were divided into three groups based on geography: New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern

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    The thirteen colonies had been established with different governments by each of their founders. A series of failed governments in England persuaded the Enlightenment thinkers on how their knowledge could benefit the world around them. This group of Enlightenment thinkers consisted of writers and thinkers from Europe and North America known as “philosophes”. They were a group who rejected traditional beliefs, who supported equality and did not believe in the supernatural or superstitions. These ideas

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    Life in the colonies is not all that is made up to be. There are accurate articles but also unfortunately others that are completely off. The people in England do not get an accurate picture; they are thousands of miles away so their only source of information is the newspapers. The latter tend to be one sided furthermore the British people can not cross reference the information they receive and therefore they cannot tell if the articles are accurate. This is an account of what life is truly

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    the original Thirteen Colonies maintained their own unique distinctions from one another despite the few similarities they held. These regions were the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. On the factors of religion, politics, social structure, and economy, the very nature of the land, as well as the goals of the settlers determined what direction the regions took. The south took to slavery and farming cash crops while trade and manufacturing were staples of the other colonies. Wealth was the

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    The Thirteen English Colonies Jessica Brown Course 6/21/2015 In the late 16th century, European nations were notorious for colonizing other nations. Their main motivation was seeking wealth in terms of valuable minerals, land to perform agriculture, and an additional market for their products. America, which was newly discovered at the time, did not escape their eyes. Of all the European nations, the British sent numerous groups on an expedition to the east coast of the Americas to establish

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    The thirteen colonies had a major impact on the independence of what is now present day United States of America. Of the three different types of colonies, there were two colonies: (the most northern colonies)New England colonies and the Middle colonies. The New England colonies consisted of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The Middle colonies included New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. The two separate colonies had both some similarities and some differences

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    The thirteen British colonies share many similarities as the building blocks of the United States of America we have today. As much as they are similar, they are separated by different origins and histories. Arranged by their geographic locations, the colonies can be organized into New England, Middle, and Southern colonies, each having a specific pattern of development. In the cases of politics, religion, legal systems, and economy, the thirteen are very much alike. Before settling in America,

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