Stump your brain with this tricky crossword: The Onetime Set of 13

Stump your brain with this tricky crossword: The Onetime Set of 13 - COLONIES
Onetime set of 13

Former British territories
They include Virginia and Massachusetts
The 13 original American states
Places where the American Revolutionary War began
Territories that declared independence from Britain
American settlements before independence
Places that had their own government before forming the United States
The first states to ratify the Articles of Confederation
The original members of the United States
Entities that were subject to British rule in the 18th century
Historical regions in North America
Places where the first European settlements were established in North America
Early American regions that traded heavily with Europe

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