The
Thirteen Colonies were part of what became known as
British America, a name that was used by Great Britain until the
Treaty of Paris recognized the independence of the original
United States of America. These thirteen
British colonies in
North America rebelled against British rule in 1775. A
provisional government was formed which proclaimed their independence, which is now celebrated as having occurred on
July 4, 1776, and subsequently became the original thirteen United States of America. The colonies were founded between 1607 (
Virginia), and 1733 (
Georgia), although
Great Britain held several other colonies in North America and the
West Indies.
Contemporaneous documents usually list the thirteen revolutionary colonies of British North America in geographical order, from north to south.
(Note the population figures do not account for the native tribes who originally resided there.)
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