The English..by: melanie T
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The people in the North American colonies became unhappy and declared their independence. Massachusetts and Virginia were major players in the struggle for independence.
If you are asking about the revolution it happened in 1776 when the colonies declared independence from the English king.
The 13 original colonies were "colonies" because they were territories of the country of Great Britain. They became states when they declared independence from GB.
The nation began as 13 British colonies. On July 4, 1776 we declared our independence and became a nation of our own.
The American revolution was a 5 year war between the American colonies and the British. In 1776 the colonies declared independence from Britain and this resulted in the revolution. Washington was commander of American troops and in 1789 he became the first president after the constitution was written.
July 4 is called Independence Day because it is to remind people of how the 13 colonies became free from the king of England. //////////////////////// July 4, 1776 is when the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia. In this document, the 13 colonies declared their independence from the Crown. /limpetmine
The 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union.
The U.S. is the short form for the United StatesThe United States referred to the 13 colonies (which became 13 states) who signed the Declaration of Independence and declared their common goals and their refusal to continue as colonies of England.
On July 4, 1976 the American people declared their independence from Great Britain. The 13 colonies now became apart of the United States.
It became a continent/country of its own!
Of the former Spanish colonies acquired by the United States in 1898, only CUBA was given independence, which was declared in 1902.