The Thirteen Colonies

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🎯 Your mission

Be a history detective — read between the dates.

⚡ The twist

History is written by the winners — keep asking what's missing.

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The thirteen British colonies in North America were founded between 1607 and 1733. Colonists sought religious freedom, economic opportunity, and adventure.

Key facts

Remember these

1Oral histories preserve community stories.
2Primary sources come from the time of the event.
3Historians use evidence to support claims.

Timeline

When it happened

1607
Jamestown is founded
1620
Plymouth is founded
1664
New Netherland becomes the English colony of New York
1732
Georgia, the thirteenth colony, is chartered

Then & Now

The choices made back then are why the world looks like this now.

Question 1 of 2

What is an artifact?

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Question 2 of 2

Which is a secondary source?

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