Answer:
The first European colony in the New World to declare independence was the United States.
Step-by-step explanation:
- The thirteen sovereign states that had initially settled down as British colonies came together in 1776 to renounce the control of the British government over them and formed a federal union with the name 'United States of America'.
- They were the first of the many British colonies around the world to renounce the authority of the crown and declare themselves independent.