United Colonies

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confederation historical political entity predecessor state of the United States of America

The United Colonies was the collective name for the Thirteen American colonies that united in armed resistance against Great Britain during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	confederation → historical political entity → predecessor state of the United States of America →
alsoKnownAs	United Colonies of America →
capital	Philadelphia →
commonGoal	independence from Great Britain →
continent	North America →
country	Thirteen Colonies →
currency	Continental currency → Pound sterling →
endTime	September 9, 1776 →
establishedBy	Second Continental Congress →
flag	Grand Union Flag →
followedBy	United States of America →
governmentType	revolutionary confederation →
hasConflict	American Revolutionary War →
hasPart	Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → Colony of Virginia → Connecticut Colony → Delaware Colony → Province of Georgia → Province of Maryland → Province of Massachusetts Bay → Province of New Hampshire → Province of New Jersey → Province of New York → Province of North Carolina → Province of Pennsylvania → Province of South Carolina →
headOfState	George III →
historicalRegion	Eastern North America →
includedTerritory	Atlantic seaboard of North America →
languageUsed	English →
legalSuccessor	United States of America →
legislativeBody	Continental Congress → Second Continental Congress →
nameChangedTo	United States of America →
opposedBy	Kingdom of Great Britain →
partOf	British Empire →
reasonForChange	Declaration of Independence and assertion of statehood →
religion	Protestantism →
replacedBy	United States of America →
significantEvent	Battle of Bunker Hill → Siege of Boston → adoption of the Declaration of Independence →
startTime	1775 → May 1775 →
usedNameUntil	September 9, 1776 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Benedict Arnold → Israel Putnam → Massachusetts Provincial Artillery Regiment →	allegiance
Battle of Bunker Hill → Battle of Long Island →	belligerent
George Rogers Clark →	countryOfCitizenship