Impact Of The Thirteen Colonies On America

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The thirteen colonies had a huge impact on America. The things they came here from England to the U.S. were crazy. There were many reasons why Englad's people came here. One of the major reasons was because of religious freedom. There were many other reasons why they came from Heavy Taxation to the freedom they could have here! Not only England Brought people but other countries such as Scotland and Asia sent people! There are different reasons, the schools were better there were lower taxes and of the things, there was no religious freedom. The key to many success stories is the under-development of the language of the people. The thirteen colonies was a good idea because of all the things that had a huge impact on today's society. England

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