The colonial history of the United States covers the period of European colonization of North America from the early 16th century until the unifying of thirteen British colonies and creation of the Un
The cover of Interview of Samoset with the Pilgrims, an 1853 book depicting Samoset's meeting the Pilgrims on March 16, 1621
The Spaniard Juan Ponce de León, who named and explored Florida in 1513
The ruins of the Spanish Mission San Juan Capistrano in present-day San Juan Capistrano, California
The Italian explorer Enrico Tonti, who founded the first European settlement in Illinois in 1679 and in Arkansas in 1683, known as Poste de Arkansea, making him "The Father of Arkansas". He co-founded New Orleans, and was governor of the Louisiana Territory for the next 20 years.
Thirteen Colonies
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The Thirteen Colonies were the British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America which broke away from the British Crown in the American Revolutionary War, and joined to form the United States o
Colonial history of the United States
…The colonial history of the United States covers the period of European colonization of North America from the early 16th century until the unifying of thirteen British colonies and creation of the United States in 1776, during the American War of Independence. Native Americans lived in the territory of North America prior to…
The Thirteen Colonies of British America: (dark red): New England Colonies (red-brown): Middle Colonies (brown): Southern Colonies
Fort George and New York, c. 1731
Join, or Die by Benjamin Franklin was recycled to encourage the former colonies to unite against British rule.
Minutemen during the Battles of Lexington and Concord, April 1775