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Count the bars on the American flag. There is 13; one for each of the original colonies.
The Declaration was an open letter to the king laying out the reasons why the colonies were seeking independence. It applied to all 13 colonies and declared them to be "free and independent " from the crown.
False, the 13 colonies were very independent at first with their own ideas, governments, and interests. It took a lot of work to unite the colonies.
By writing and signing the Declaration of Independence, the 2nd Continental Congress declared the 13 colonies colonies no longer, but states in a country independent from England.
It is the document written by Thomas Jefferson and ratified on July 4, 1776 that declared the 13 Colonies independent from Great Britain.