Great Britain was the Mother Country of the 13 American Colonies that are now part of the US. Other countries that had colonies in the Americas include Russia, France and Spain. Some of these former colonies (Alaska, Louisianas, Texas, California, etc.) are also part of today's US, though they were not part of the original 13 states.
What is the importance of the declaration?
13 states and 13 colonies
King George III. It says: "The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries, all having, in direct object, the establishment of an abslolute tyranny over these States."
It declared the colonies free from British authority, establishing the shared destiny of the states in their fight for self government.
In 1776, the colonies all became states
France
Alexander Hamilton belonged to the United States. He was born in the West Indies but immigrated to the American colonies as a teenager and became one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
The United States, as it exists today, has no single mother country. It is descended, rather, from all the European countries, along with Africa and Asia.
Virginia.
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 13 colonies
There were no states yet,though there were thirteen colonies.
The United States had the most colonies back in the 1900's.
The English economic policy toward the colonies was called mercantilism. Mercantilism basically states that the colonies exist for the good of the mother country and have no rights except what the mother country grants. This policy was not workable because of the great distance between England and the New World. The great distance forced the colonists to create their own government, and create their own rights, legal system, etc.
The colonies were wend by England, when they won there independence they were a totally different country so they wewre called states.
France
Nudist colonies are very rare in the country of the United States, as it it illegal for public nudity. However, there are a few nudist colonies found in California and a few in Florida.