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'''Trylika kolonijų''' buvo anglų, danų, švedų, o vėliau britų kolonijos įkurtos [[Šiaurės Amerika|Šiaurės Amerikos]] žemyno [[Atlanto vandenynas|Atlanto vandenyno]] pakrantėje laikotarpyje tarp [[1607]] ir [[1733]] metų. Šios kolonijos paskelbė nepriklausomybę [[Amerikos revoliucija|Amerikos revoliucijos]] metu ir susijungusios sudarė [[JAV|Jungtines Amerikos Valstijas]].
The '''Thirteen Colonies''' were [[English colonial empire|English]], Dutch, Swedish, and later [[British colonization of the Americas|British colonies]] established on the Atlantic coast of [[North America]] between 1607 and 1733. They [[United States Declaration of Independence|declared their independence]] in the [[American Revolution]] and formed the [[United States|United States of America]]. The colonies were: [[Delaware Colony|Delaware]], [[Province of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[Province of New Jersey|New Jersey]], [[Province of Georgia|Georgia]], [[Connecticut Colony|Connecticut]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay|Massachusetts Bay]], [[Province of Maryland|Maryland]], [[Province of South Carolina|South Carolina]], [[Province of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]], [[Colony of Virginia|Virginia]], [[Province of New York|New York]], [[Province of North Carolina|North Carolina]], and [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations|Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]]. Each colony developed its own system of self government. The white Americans were mostly independent farmers, who owned their own land and voted for their local and provincial government. [[Benjamin Franklin]], in 1772, after examining the wretched hovels in Scotland surrounding the opulent mansions of the land owners, said that in New England every man is a property owner, "has a Vote in public Affairs, lives in a tidy, warm House, has plenty of good Food and Fuel, with whole clothes from Head to Foot, the Manufacture perhaps of his own family."<ref> Quoted in Claude H. Van Tine, ''The Causes of the War of Independence'' (1922) p 318</ref>
Before independence, the thirteen were part of a larger set of colonies in [[British America]]. Those in the [[British West Indies]], [[Canada]], and [[East Florida]] remained loyal to the crown throughout the war, although there was a degree of sympathy with the [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] cause in several of them. However, their geographical isolation and the dominance of British naval power precluded any effective participation.
The Thirteen Colonies were English, Dutch, Swedish, and later British colonies established on the Atlantic coast of North America between 1607 and 1733. They declared their independence in the American Revolution and formed the United States of America. The colonies were: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Each colony developed its own system of self government. The white Americans were mostly independent farmers, who owned their own land and voted for their local and provincial government. Benjamin Franklin, in 1772, after examining the wretched hovels in Scotland surrounding the opulent mansions of the land owners, said that in New England every man is a property owner, "has a Vote in public Affairs, lives in a tidy, warm House, has plenty of good Food and Fuel, with whole clothes from Head to Foot, the Manufacture perhaps of his own family."[1]
Before independence, the thirteen were part of a larger set of colonies in British America. Those in the British West Indies, Canada, and East Florida remained loyal to the crown throughout the war, although there was a degree of sympathy with the Patriot cause in several of them. However, their geographical isolation and the dominance of British naval power precluded any effective participation.
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