Province of New Jersey
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The Province of New Jersey was one of the Middle Colonies of Colonial America and became the U.S. state of New Jersey in 1776. The province had originally been settled by Europeans as part of New Neth
The Province of New Jersey, divided into East and West, commonly called the Jerseys
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
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