11+ The Thirteen Colonies Names PNG. Connecticut got its name thanks to the connecticut river (which obviously wasn't named that at the time). Thirteen colonies were originally part of it, and they are also known as the original states of america.

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The thirteen colonies were british settlements along the eastern seaboard of the north american continent. The thirteen stripes represent the original thirteen colonies. A page for describing usefulnotes:

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Each of the 13 british colonies in america began with a land claim, followed by exploration and settlement by a british company or expedition group. Named after william penn, the founder. It became the first english colony to have dominant catholic members, and it is. Each of the 13 british colonies in america began with a land claim, followed by exploration and settlement by a british company or expedition group.