Show NOT THE FIRST federation organization of the thirteen colonies Col onlea had been preceded by an in 1643 many persons lieve tile the notion that the first of the early curly artier amerlean american colonies was that of the 13 colonies but the first real federation avas effected may ilay 10 1013 1613 when tile the colonies oi of bay plymouth connecticut and now new iiren enferd entered into ft a compact for common defense at this time there were eug lish setlers in the country divided into sli six colonies As the settlements spread along the coast toward contact with one and began to extend back into the interior it was seen that bome common organization was liec needed tell to meet questions which were bound to ailse from these extensions I 1 the lie movement ino ement for a he be gain in ili hartford and now new flavell rite colonies were eie indifferent nt at first rhodo isolind and the held aloof as aa did those settlers blitch were in ill what la Is now the territory of the state of maine those these last settle were coin compos posed etl largely of peo plo who lind had left the original colonies colonl ci because of religious rell glona disputes to seek religious liberty it was ns through this federation fedei atlon of plymouth massachusetts chu my hay connecticut nurl and new claven colonies that the new england aers eis were able to reduce the sett indians to tenus of to check the il ig aggress gressl I 1 veil cheis e is of the dutch in the neighborhood of wethersfield field and hartford and effectually to remonstrate with the he colonies along the delaware twenty years later inter a new federation was or on n more liberal basis |