13 Colonies Map Of The Us Territory
Here ideas of expansion and notions of manifest destiny soon take hold.
13 colonies map of the us territory. This is a list of historic regions of the united states that existed at some time during the territorial evolution of the united states and its overseas possessions from the colonial era to the present day. The part north of the ohio river is shown in this map as part of the province of quebec to which it was added in 1774 under the. American samoa and jarvis island are in the southern. Since 1986 the northern mariana islands have also been considered part of the u s.
Geographical extent as reflected in the federal register. A map of the british thirteen colonies at the end of the colonial period in 1774. The united states of america was created on july 4 1776 with the declaration of independence of thirteen british colonies in north america in the lee resolution of july 2 1776 the colonies resolved that they were free and independent states. It includes formally organized territories proposed and failed states unrecognized breakaway states international and interstate purchases cessions and land grants and historical military departments and administrative districts the last section lists informal regions from american.
The thirteen colonies also known as the thirteen british colonies or the thirteen american colonies were a group of colonies of great britain on the atlantic coast of america founded in the 17th and 18th centuries which declared independence in 1776 and formed the united states of america. The colonial territory held by the us at that point was larger in geographic terms than the acreage of the original 13 colonies that declared independence from britain in 1776. Delaware pennsylvania new jersey georgia connecticut massachusetts bay maryland south carolina new hampshire virginia new york north carolina and rhode island and providence plantations. Has had territories since its beginning.
According to federal law the term united states used in a geographical sense means the continental united states hawaii puerto rico guam and the united states virgin islands. Blank north america map completed map legend spanish territory british territory french territory unclaimed territory all thirteen colonies plymouth colony jamestown philadelphia new york settlement st. 1774 the thirteen colonies. The map shows the boundaries of the colonies and notes the uncolored territory east of the mississippi and south of the great lakes as claimed by georgia the carolinas virginia massachusetts and connecticut by virtue of their charters.
These images can be used for commercial use on tpt without crediting me however credit is always appreciated. Massachusetts rhode island connecticut and new jersey were formed by mergers of previous colonies. Students can use the frayer model example to. In the end the thirteen colonies were.
Their independence was recognized by great britain in the treaty of paris of 1783 which concluded the american revolutionary war this effectively doubled the size of the colonies now able to stretch west past the proclamation line to the. A 2007 executive order included american samoa in the u s. The new england colonies massachusetts connecticut rhode island.