34+ The Thirteen English Colonies PNG. The thirteen colonies were british north american colonies in which is now the eastern seaboard of the united states. There were a few reasons for the colonies founding.

It was established by john smith and other colonists backed by the london company, at jamestown. Each link will send you to a short history further down the page. Other english colonies sprang up all along the atlantic coast, from maine to georgia.

The thirteen colonies were english and later british colonies established on the atlantic coast of north america between 1607 and 1733.

William penn had acquired land from. The colony was named new hampshire after the english county of hampshire, one of the first saxon shires. Other english colonies sprang up all along the atlantic coast, from maine in the north to georgia in the south. Before independence, the thirteen were part of a larger set of colonies in british america.