Lands that are controlled by another nation are called territories.
True
there were many benefits the colonies were supposed to have. They were supposed to increase the nation's economic power
Imperialism
Seventeenth and eighteenth century European powers mainly utilized Adam Smith's mercantilism concept of economics, which enriched the mother nation through restricted spheres of trade. Politically, it depended. France ruled with an absolute monarchy that controlled virtually all the details of colonial affairs, whereas in England, a parliament that controlled the nation's finances had considerable influence upon the actions of the King and the nation.
the constitution
During the Revolutionary War, America was governed by the Articles of Confederation. This document, adopted in 1781, established a weak central government with limited powers and most authority left to the states. However, it proved ineffective in managing the nation's affairs and was eventually replaced by the United States Constitution in 1789.
The Declaration of Independence
By state governments. The downfall to this type of government is that all of the colonies were weak because of it.
The nation of France .
The Declaration of Independence was signed July 4, 1776. It was a document that demonstrated that the United States was a nation not governed by Great Britain.
The formal and legal separation of the American colonies was the Treaty of Paris. This document ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the American colonies as an independent nation. The treaty was signed in 1783.
The Second Continental Congress managed the war effort during the American Revolution. They drafted The Declaration of Independence to declare the colonies as an independent nation.
England
I assume by "the colonies" the question refers to the Thirteen Colonies which became the United States. The document that recognized the independence of the United States was the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
Governed nation during the war. Passed the land ordinance of 1785. Passed the northwest ordinance.
Antarctica belongs to no nation. It is governed by The Antarctic Treaty.