The similarity of political between the 13 colonies and the Hong Kong colony both had constitution.The Hong Kong colony had Letters Patent and Royal Instructions. The 13 colonies had Constitution of the United States.
The differences of the 13 colonies and the Hong Kong colony was the 13 colonies wanted to have liberty and more freedom,they wanted to be independence but Britain managed the Hong Kong colony for a long time (almost 160 years) until 1997.
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Yentl, we've discussed the colonial confusion in class today; I hope you understand that Hong Kong and the United States did not start off as countries; and indeed, Hong Kong shall never be one.
Britain ruled the 13 Colonies for a long, long time.
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