The&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;is 50 states strong today, but&nbsp;it&nbsp;began as 13 small colonies. Can you name them?

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The U.S. is 50 states strong today, but it began as 13 small colonies. Can you name them?

The Revolutionary War waged by the American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas and revolutions around the globe, as a small fledgling nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time.

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Colonial America was a vast land settled by Spanish, Dutch, French and English immigrants who established colonies such as St. Augustine, Florida; Jamestown, Virginia; and Roanoke in present-day North Carolina.

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