{"id":1976,"date":"2021-02-16T16:49:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-ushistory1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1976"},"modified":"2021-10-07T18:12:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T18:12:27","slug":"introduction-to-the-british-colonies","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-ushistory1\/chapter\/introduction-to-the-british-colonies\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to the British Colonies","rendered":"Introduction to the British Colonies"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: compare the establishment and development of the British colonies<\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5595\/2021\/02\/07214656\/1434px-The_British_colonies_in_North_America.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4964\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5595\/2021\/02\/07214656\/1434px-The_British_colonies_in_North_America-300x251.jpeg\" alt=\"A detailed map of the British Colonies of North America. The map is focused on the east coast and uses green, pink and yellow shades to indicate the colonies.\" width=\"405\" height=\"339\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nThe Thirteen Colonies were the colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America, starting with Virginia in 1607, and ending with Georgia in 1733. The colonies are often categorized into three sections, based on similar characteristics and generalizations made about each region: the <strong>New England Colonies<\/strong>\u00a0(Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire), the <strong>Middle Colonies<\/strong> (Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware), and the <strong>Southern Colonies<\/strong> (Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia). In this section, we'll learn about the initial settlement and establishment of each area.","rendered":"<h2>What you&#8217;ll learn to do: compare the establishment and development of the British colonies<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5595\/2021\/02\/07214656\/1434px-The_British_colonies_in_North_America.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4964\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5595\/2021\/02\/07214656\/1434px-The_British_colonies_in_North_America-300x251.jpeg\" alt=\"A detailed map of the British Colonies of North America. The map is focused on the east coast and uses green, pink and yellow shades to indicate the colonies.\" width=\"405\" height=\"339\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Thirteen Colonies were the colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America, starting with Virginia in 1607, and ending with Georgia in 1733. The colonies are often categorized into three sections, based on similar characteristics and generalizations made about each region: the <strong>New England Colonies<\/strong>\u00a0(Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire), the <strong>Middle Colonies<\/strong> (Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware), and the <strong>Southern Colonies<\/strong> (Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia). 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