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The United Colonies was the name used by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia to describe the proto-state comprising the Thirteen Colonies in 1775 and 1776, before and as independence was declared. Continental currency banknotes displayed the name 'The United Colonies' from May 1775 until February 1777, and the name was being used as ...
Legislative bodies in several of the Thirteen Colonies belonging to England that later formed the original states of the United States held impeachments to remove officeholders and bring other penalties. Impeachment was a process carried over from England. Unlike in modern America but similarly to the practice of impeachment in England, in at ...
Battle of Chelsea Creek. Battle of Gloucester (1775) Battle of Great Bridge. Battle of Great Cane Brake. Battle of Kemp's Landing. Battle of Machias. Battles of Lexington and Concord.
The Thirteen Colonies made wide use of credit. Credit was used for domestic and overseas goods, as well as a method of repayment. [1] Credit allowed colonists to defer their payments for goods and services until a later time, which was a more favourable payment option than cash or barter. Institutions accepted credit despite its risks ...
Battle of Cape Fear River (1718) Battle of Fort Beauséjour. Battle of Fort Duquesne. Bay of Fundy campaign. Beaver Wars. Battle of Bloody Creek (1757) Joseph Bridger. Joseph Broussard. Burying the Hatchet ceremony (Nova Scotia)
5 mag 2024 · The Thirteen Colonies were complete with the establishment of the Province of Georgia in 1732, although the term "Thirteen Colonies" became current only in the context of the American Revolution. [b] In London, beginning in 1660, all colonies were governed through a state department known as the Southern Department , and a committee of the Privy Council called the Board of Trade and Plantations .
The situation of the Catholic Church in the Thirteen Colonies was characterized by an extensive religious persecution originating from Protestant sects, which would barely allow religious toleration to Catholics living on American territory. Nonetheless, Catholics were a part of colonial history from the beginning, especially in Maryland, a ...
