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Many of the original American 13 colonies were named after English locations or people (New Jersey, Virginia, etc.). Why did these colonies keep their names after the Revolutionary War and was there any effort to change them to something less British?

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Many of the original American 13 colonies were named after English locations or people (New Jersey, Virginia, etc.). Why did these colonies keep their names after the Revolutionary War and was there any effort to change them to something less British?	1	AskHistorians