Long before 1776 the people of the thirteen colonies likewise had become a mixture of national and racial strains . 早在1776年以前，十三个殖民地的人民同样已经成了国家和种族血统的混合体。
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Each stripe in the american flag stands for one of the original thirteen colonies each star stands for one of the fifty states 美国旗上的条代表原殖民13州，每个星星代表50个州中的一个州。
