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Each stripe represents one of the thirteen colonies. Thirteen stripes because there were thirteen colonies!
The Thirteen colonies first formed in 1507.
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Each of the 13 colonies were established, as a " fresh start " from the colony it came from.
Thirteen. One for each of the colonies.
The colonial governor led the elected assembly in each of the colonies.
There was no capital. Each had a city that served as the main one.
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There is a stripe for each of the original 13 colonies.
The Council and the Assembly.
Thirteen. One for each of the original colonies.
There was no design to having thirteen colonies. It was not part of any master plan. Each colony was founded for its own reason and purposes by its original settlers. It just turned out that there were thirteen.