British colonies in north america and a guide to each of the 13 original colonies, including essential facts, dates, events, and people, plus links to content on american history central. The thirteen colonies were a collection of british colonies located along the eastern coast of north america They included the new england colonies, middle colonies, and southern colonies. They were the product of a broad and dramatic expansion of england that began with the establishment of plantations in ireland during the reign of queen elizabeth i and reached a peak with the conquest of canada and the extension of british influence over india during the 1760s. The original 13 colonies of north america in 1776, at the united states declaration of independence. While retaining control of british north america (now canada) and territories in and near the caribbean in the british west indies, british colonial expansion turned towards asia, africa, and the pacific.
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