The 13 stars and stripes on the first American flag represented the 13 original colonies. The American flag still has 13 stripes today. In the 1600s, people from England began sailing to America. They established colonies. Colonists still had to follow England’s rules. In 1776, the American colonies declared independence from England. The colonists won the Revolutionary War and earned the right to make their own rules.

What is the main topic of this text?

A
The 13 original colonies

B
The king of England

C
Sailing

1 answer

A. The 13 original colonies