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2. The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the
3. The Thirteen Colonies had very similar political,
4. In the 1750s, the colonies began collaborating
5. Each of the thirteen colonies developed its
6. The names of the colonies were chosen
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The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the east coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries that declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States. The thirteen were: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and

The Thirteen Colonies had very similar political, constitutional, and legal systems, and

In the 1750s, the colonies began collaborating with each other instead of

Each of the thirteen colonies developed its own system of limited local

The names of the colonies were chosen by the founders and proprietors,

Following a series of protests over taxes in the 1760s and 1770s, these thirteen

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Слайд 2 The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the east

The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the east coast of North America founded

coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries

that declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States. The thirteen were: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

Слайд 3 The Thirteen Colonies had very similar political, constitutional,

The Thirteen Colonies had very similar political, constitutional, and legal systems,

and legal systems, and were dominated by Protestant English-speakers.

They were part of Britain's possessions in the New World, which also included colonies in present-day Canada and the Caribbean, as well as East and West Florida. In the 18th century, the British government operated its colonies under a policy of mercantilism, in which the central government administered its possessions for the economic benefit of the mother country. However, the Thirteen Colonies had a high degree of self-government and active local elections, and increasingly resisted London's demands for more control.

Слайд 4 In the 1750s, the colonies began collaborating with

In the 1750s, the colonies began collaborating with each other instead

each other instead of dealing directly with Britain. These

inter-colonial activities cultivated a sense of shared American identity and led to calls for protection of the colonists' "Rights as Englishmen", especially the principle of "no taxation without representation". Grievances with the British government led to the American Revolution, in which the colonies established a Continental Congress and declared independence in 1776.

Слайд 5 Each of the thirteen colonies developed its own

Each of the thirteen colonies developed its own system of limited

system of limited local self-government under an appointed royal governor,

derived from the English system of common law and composed largely of independent farmers who owned their own land, voted for their local and provincial government, and served on local juries. Colonial decisions were subject to approval by the governor and the home government. There were also substantial populations of African slaves in some of the colonies, especially Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia.

Слайд 6 The names of the colonies were chosen by

The names of the colonies were chosen by the founders and

the founders and proprietors, subject to royal approval, and

given in the founding charters. Nine of the thirteen chose to include in their names the term "Province of...", which had no political significance. Later residents tended to drop the ambiguous terminology, as in the map shown in the article Province of New Jersey, which is labeled simply "East Jersey" and "West Jersey".