the thirteen colonies
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- the original 13 areas controlled by Britain in what is now the eastern US. They joined together to fight the American Revolution and became the first 13 states. The colonies were, from north to south, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
13个殖民地：最初由英国控制的13个地区，现在是美国东部。他们携手抗击美国独立战争，成为前13个州。殖民地从北到南分别是新罕布什尔州，马萨诸塞州，罗德岛州，康涅狄格州，纽约州，新泽西州，宾夕法尼亚州，特拉华州，马里兰州，弗吉尼亚州，北卡罗来纳州，南卡罗来纳州和乔治亚州。