{"id":5078,"date":"2021-01-21T11:36:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T11:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/infographics\/?p=5078"},"modified":"2021-01-21T11:36:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T11:36:48","slug":"history-of-british-colonies-an-overview-homework-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeworkjoy.com\/infographics\/history-of-british-colonies-an-overview-homework-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"History of British Colonies: An Overview | Homework Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Thirteen British Colonies were a group of colonies of Great Britain on the Atlantic coast of North America. It was founded in the 17th and 18th centuries which declared independence and formed the United States of America in 1776. The British Colonies had similar political and legal systems, dominated by English-speakers. The New England colonies namely Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire were founded primarily for religious beliefs. Whereas the other colonies were founded for business purposes and economic expansion. All thirteen colonies were part of Britain&#8217;s possessions in America. It also included colonies in Canada, Florida, and the Caribbean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is a Colony?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a region of land that is under the political control of another country. Colonies are set up by people from home counties or settlers from another country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Establishment of British Colonies\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Thirteen Colonies resisted London&#8217;s demands of control as they had a high degree of self-governance and active local elections. During the 1750s, the colonies began collaborating with one another instead of depending on Britain. These inter-colonial activities led to the feeling of shared American identity and ultimately resulted in calls for protection of the colonists&#8217; &#8220;Rights as Englishmen&#8221;. It basically focused on the principle of &#8220;no taxation without representation&#8221;. Conflicts with the British government over taxes escalated to the American Revolution. The colonists fought the American Revolutionary War united with the aid of the Kingdom of France. Just before declaring independence, the British Colonies consisted of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Colonial regions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The British colonies are divided into three regions: New England colonies, Middle colonies, and Southern colonies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>New England Colonies\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New England colonies are Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Massachusetts Bay Chartered as a Royal colony in 1691<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connecticut colony chartered as Royal colony in 1662<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Province of New Hampshire chartered as Royal colony in 1679<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhode Island established as a Royal colony in 1663<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Middle colonies\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Middle colonies are New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delaware colony established as a proprietary colony in 1664<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Province of New York chartered as Royal colony in 1686<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Jersey established as a proprietary colony in 1664\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Province of Pennsylvania established as a proprietary colony in 1681<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Southern Colonies\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Southern colonies include Georgia, Mary land, North Caroline, South Caroline, and Virginia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia established as a proprietary colony in 1607<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The province of Maryland established as a proprietary colony in 1632<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Province of North Carolina chartered as Royal colony in 1712<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Province of South Carolina chartered as Royal colony in 1729<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgia established as a proprietary colony in 1732<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The thirteen British colonies altogether formed New World; America<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Thirteen British Colonies were a group of colonies of Great Britain on the Atlantic coast of North America. 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