The American democratic experiment, however, did not begin in 1776. Since the early 1600s, the COLONIES had exercised limited forms of self-government.
The colonies along North America's eastern coast were formed under various charters, but the majority established representative democratic governments to govern their territories. Under British supervision, the American colonies grew and flourished. The colonies declared independence from their parent country in order to rebel against it. The American democratic experiment, however, did not begin in 1776. Since the early 1600s, the COLONIES had exercised limited forms of self-government.
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