United Colonies

The United Colonies may mean:

  • The United Colonies of New England or New England Confederation, a 17th-century political and military alliance between the British New England
  • The United Colonies of North America (the Thirteen Colonies that became the United States of America)
  • The United Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, a 19th-century union between the British colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia

Famous quotes containing the words united and/or colonies:

    “The veto is a President’s Constitutional right, given to him by the drafters of the Constitution because they wanted it as a check against irresponsible Congressional action. The veto forces Congress to take another look at legislation that has been passed. I think this is a responsible tool for a president of the United States, and I have sought to use it responsibly.”
    —Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)

    “All Protestantism, even the most cold and passive, is a sort of dissent. But the religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principle of resistance; it is the dissidence of dissent, and the Protestantism of the Protestant religion.”
    —Edmund Burke (1729–1797)