13 oprindelige kolonier
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De 13 oprindelige kolonier, også undertiden kendt som de 13 britiske kolonier eller de 13 amerikanske kolonier, var en gruppe af britiske kolonier på Atlanterhavskysten i Nordamerika grundlagt i det 17. og 18. århundrede. De 13 oprindelige kolonier underskrev uafhængighedserklæringen i 1776 og brød dermed forbindelsen med Storbritannien.
De 13 kolonnier var grupperet i tre:[1]
- New England-kolonierne, som omfattede New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island og Connecticut
- De midterste kolonier, som omfattede New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania og Delaware
- De sydligste kolonnier, som omfattede Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina og Georgia
De 13 ovenfor nævnte kolonnier blev efter den amerikanske uafhængighedskrig også kendt som USA's 13 oprindelige delstater.[2]
Se også
- Britiske kolonier i Nordamerika i 1700-tallet
- Den amerikanske uafhængihedskrig
Referencer
- ^ "The 13 Colonies". HISTORY (engelsk). Hentet 11. maj 2020.
- ^ "There were 13 original states. Name three". americanhistory.si.edu. Hentet 25-06-2023
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