EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Great Britain
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France
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Spain
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1606, King James I of England granted charters to both the Plymouth Company and the London Company for the purpose of establishing permanent settlements in America. The London Company established the Colony of Virginia in 1607, the first permanently settled English colony on the continent.
Detailed explanation-2: -Later, when the colonists won independence, these colonies became the 13 original states. Each colony had its own government, but the British king controlled these governments.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British Empire settled its first permanent colony in the Americas at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. This was the first of 13 colonies in North America.
Detailed explanation-4: -George III is widely remembered for two things: losing the American colonies and going mad. This is far from the whole truth. George’s direct responsibility for the loss of the colonies is not great.