USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The British had established 13 colonies along the east coast of North America.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Thirteen Colonies, also known as the Thirteen British Colonies, the Thirteen American Colonies, or later as the United Colonies, were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 13 original colonies bordered the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -Within a century and a half the British had 13 flourishing colonies on the Atlantic coast: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Detailed explanation-5: -Why were the colonies established? Queen Elizabeth wanted to establish colonies in the Americas in order to grow the British Empire and to counter the Spanish. The English hoped to find wealth, create new jobs, and establish trade ports along the coast of the Americas.