form new nation based on

experiences

r struggles against British colonial rule

thats why america is a democratic country /These early colonial governments laid the groundwork for ideas about representative government and individual rights that would later influence the formation of the United States

some have autonomy...self-governing

under direct control of the British monarchy

expansion towords the west

The economies of the 13 colonies were diverse

both

trade and commarse

agriculture

European countries founded the 13 colonies >

they grew and evolved into distinct societies with their own economies, cultures, and systems of government

=the 13 colonies