The United States was not always a big ___(1)___. A long time ago it was made up of small colonies. Each one was like a ___(2)___. The first colony was called Jamestown. It was started in 1607. At first there were many ___(3)___ with the Indians. Because of this, people were ___(4)___ of going there. After the fighting ___(5)___, it became a very large colony.