The 13 colonies can be divided into three distinct regions: New England Colonies The New England colonies included Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire.

banded together to force the British to withdraw from their town during an oft-overlooked encounter known as Leslie's Retreat Robert Pushkar The Englishman’s pamphlet helped spur the 13 colonies ...

As tensions grew between American colonists and the British crown, the strategic importance of the largest, wealthiest colony ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ...

When the British took control of the area in 1664, they renamed it New York, and it became one of the original 13 colonies. New York achieved statehood in 1788, with the adoption of the U.S ...