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2 July 1776
The nation known as the United States did not officially exist until the American colonies declared their independence from England of July 4th, 1776.
No, England was not part of the 13 colonies. A colony is a place ruled by England, so England couldn't be a colony. Delaware, Virginia, Georgia, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, New York, North and South Carolina, and New Hampshire are all of the 13 colonies. They are states today, but before the US declared its independence, it was ruled by England in colonies.
The official name for the type of people that settled in the New England Colonies were the Separatist Puritans, but we know them better as the Pilgrims. They left England to gain religious freedom for themselves and their families.
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