US CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION

Detailed explanation-1: -During the American Revolution, Vermont declared independence separately from the original 13 colonies, although the Continental Congress refused to recognize it. Vermont was finally admitted to the union as the 14th state in 1790, after 14 years as an independent republic.

Detailed explanation-2: -Colorado was NOT part of the original 13 colonies. The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies founded in the 17th and 18th centuries on the Atlantic coast of America which declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States of America.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1777, the thirteen colonies were fighting the Revolutionary War with England. They were too busy to stop Vermont from becoming an independent state. But the Continental Congress was not ready to let Vermont become part of the new United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 13 original states were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The 13 original states were the first 13 British colonies. British colonists traveled across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe.