Thirteen Colonies

group of 13 North American colonies of Great Britain from the founding of Georgia until American Independence (1732–1776)
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Thirteen Colonies

Summary

Thirteen Colonies is a colony[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,384 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thirteen Colonies is located in Kingdom of Great Britain[3].
  • Thirteen Colonies is in the country of Kingdom of Great Britain[4].
  • Thirteen Colonies's continent is recorded as North America[5].
  • Thirteen Colonies's instance of is recorded as colony[6].
  • Thirteen Colonies's instance of is recorded as province[7].
  • Thirteen Colonies's instance of is recorded as crown colony[8].
  • Thirteen Colonies's instance of is recorded as Tridecad[9].
  • Thirteen Colonies's official language is recorded as English[10].
  • Thirteen Colonies's flag image is recorded as Red ensign of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg[11].
  • Thirteen Colonies's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Colony of Virginia[12].
  • Thirteen Colonies's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Connecticut Colony[13].
  • Thirteen Colonies's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of New York[14].
  • Thirteen Colonies's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Delaware Colony[15].
  • Thirteen Colonies's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Pennsylvania[16].
  • Thirteen Colonies's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of New Hampshire[17].
  • Thirteen Colonies's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Massachusetts Bay[18].
  • Thirteen Colonies's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Maryland[19].
  • Thirteen Colonies's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of South Carolina[20].
  • Thirteen Colonies's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of North Carolina[21].
  • Thirteen Colonies's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of New Jersey[22].
  • Thirteen Colonies's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Colony of Rhode Island and Plantations[23].
  • Thirteen Colonies's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Province of Georgia[24].
  • Thirteen Colonies's locator map image is recorded as Map of territorial growth 1775.svg[25].
  • Thirteen Colonies's locator map image is recorded as Map of territorial growth 1775-es.svg[26].
  • Thirteen Colonies's subclass of is recorded as administrative territorial entity[27].

Body

Geography

Thirteen Colonies is in the country of Kingdom of Great Britain[4]. It is located in Kingdom of Great Britain[3]. Its continent is recorded as North America[5]. Its part of is recorded as British Empire[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1000000'}[29], {'amount': '+1500000'}[30], {'amount': '+2200000'}[31], and {'amount': '+2400000'}[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include colony[6], province[7], crown colony[8], and Tridecad[9].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1732-06-09T00:00:00Z[33] and +1607-05-14T00:00:00Z[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Thirteen Colonies include Philadelphia Union[35], an association football club[36], in United States[37], founded in 2008[38], headquartered in Chester[39] and United Colonies[40], a confederation[41], in Kingdom of Great Britain[42], founded in 1774[43].

Why It Matters

Thirteen Colonies ranks in the top 1% of colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,384 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for it include Philadelphia Union[35], an association football club[36], in United States[37], founded in 2008[38], headquartered in Chester[39] and United Colonies[40], a confederation[41], in Kingdom of Great Britain[42], founded in 1774[43].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . avalon.law.yale.edu. Retrieved . avalon.law.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . avalon.law.yale.edu. Retrieved . avalon.law.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . avalon.law.yale.edu. Retrieved . avalon.law.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . avalon.law.yale.edu. Retrieved . avalon.law.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . avalon.law.yale.edu. Retrieved . avalon.law.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . avalon.law.yale.edu. Retrieved . avalon.law.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . avalon.law.yale.edu. Retrieved . avalon.law.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . avalon.law.yale.edu. Retrieved . avalon.law.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . avalon.law.yale.edu. Retrieved . avalon.law.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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