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St. Augustine, Florida was never part of the original thirteen colonies. St. Augustine was established by the Spanish in 1565. The southern-most colony of the original thrteen was Geogia. The British gained control of the city in 1763 and it remained loyal to Britain during the Revolutionary war. It was briefly returned to the Spanish in 1784 because of a provision of the Treaty of Paris.
I assume by "the colonies" the question refers to the Thirteen Colonies which became the United States. The document that recognized the independence of the United States was the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
America would agree to trade only with Britain for ten years following the treaty.
The 13 colonies became states in 1776. Why: that is when the Revolutionary War took place. Also, on Novermber 30 Britain made a treaty to turn the thirteen colonies to turn the colonies into the United States.
Treaty of Greenville
The treaty of Independence
The Treaty of Paris
Britain, France, Spain, Holland, and the US signed a peace treaty in 1783
Land west of the thirteen colonies was given to France.
St. Augustine, Florida was never part of the original thirteen colonies. St. Augustine was established by the Spanish in 1565. The southern-most colony of the original thrteen was Geogia. The British gained control of the city in 1763 and it remained loyal to Britain during the Revolutionary war. It was briefly returned to the Spanish in 1784 because of a provision of the Treaty of Paris.
Peace of Paris 1783
I assume by "the colonies" the question refers to the Thirteen Colonies which became the United States. The document that recognized the independence of the United States was the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
At the Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
America would agree to trade only with Britain for ten years following the treaty.
The original American colonies were a product of British explorations on the East coast of what is now the US. The British colonies took many decades to form what became the 13 colonies that rebelled against Britain in 1776.
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Florida
No. Florida was a Spanish Colony until 1819 and the Adam-Onis Treaty.