The Original Colonies: Review Time
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Explorations in the New World did well, so the English wanted to find ways to take more of the New World for themselves. Queen Elizabeth I wanted to start American colonies so that the British Empire would grow. She hoped the new colonies would give them more money, new jobs, and places to trade along the American coast.
England allowed the 13 colonies to be started in the New World and even gave them supplies to help them out. These colonies were along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, which is the eastern part of North America.
A colony is an area of land that is under the control of another country. The country that controls it is usually a long way away from the colony. These 13 colonies went on to become the first states of the United States of America.
