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Thirteen Colonies
 Flag of the Thirteen Colonies   
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Map of the Thirteen Colonies
Official language         English
Capitol                          Boston, Massachussetes
Governing nation         Great Britain
Government                     Self-declared democracy
Established                     1625
Independence                 1789 - American Revolutionary War
Re-organized       &nbsp         ;1789 into the United States of America
Population                     1625 - 1,900
                                          1789 - 240,000
Era                              American Revolutionary War
Armed Forces           United States Army

The Thirteen Colonies were a group of sovereign colonies in North America that were ruled by Great Britain during the 1770's, the colonies formed their own government and declared their independence leading to the American Revolutionary War and gaining their independence in 1789.

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