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One of them was rhode island

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group of British colonies on the east coast of North America

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All on the east coast founded in the 17th and 18th century

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They were located on the east coast

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They were established by Great Britain for purposes of trade and imperialist resource collection after the discovery of the Americas.

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A group of british colonies

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Columbus thought it was India

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Some states are Delaware, Pennsylvania, and connecticut.

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The 13 colonies were on the east

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There are thirteen colonies

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They broke away from king george

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That was the start of the U.S

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During the Revolutionary war, there was a battle with soldures under the command of Geneal Lee. British troups were overrunning the revolutionaries, and Lee along with several others, including Alexander Hamilton, had to escape across a river. At one point they had to abandon their boat and swim to evade the British, and along the way Hamilton was seperated from the rest. He was assumed dead, and General Lee reported this to General Washington. Just as they were raising a glass to his memory, Hamilton walked in, soaking wet.

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They were all on the east coast.

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Its on the East Coast

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The 13 colonies is why there are 13 strips on the American flag

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first areas of obligation

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The 13 colonies were a group of settlers that were under the contol of the British goverment. Later on the Revolutionary war started which was the war where the 13 colonies fought for independece.

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The Thirteen Colonies were created by British citizens looking for religious freedom in a new land, free from the control of England.

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13 colonies were split up

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That Alexander Hamilton was one of the founding fathers who fought for our freedom and was the secretary for the first president George Washington