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Colonial landowners, lawyers, merchants, and smugglers gathered to exert their political (and economic) influence with a constitution to declare war on the crown on England. Their war would have been short lived, however, were it not for diplomatic ingenuity on the parts of Ben Franklin and John Adams in gaining financial support from France, who saw the colonies as a way to engage in proxy warfare with their long time nemesis.
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∙ 9y agoColonial landowners, lawyers, merchants, and smugglers gathered to exert their political (and economic) influence with a constitution to declare war on the crown on England. Their war would have been short lived, however, were it not for diplomatic ingenuity on the parts of Ben Franklin and John Adams in gaining financial support from France, who saw the colonies as a way to engage in proxy warfare with their long time nemesis.
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Which war did the american colonies fight in to gain their independence?
The American Revolution
Which country did many European colonies gain their independence from in the 1820s?
Great Britain... Great Britain had only just started establishing it's Empire in the 1820's. These colonies only started to gain their independence in the second half of the 20th century.
When did American colonies gain independence?
The American colonies declared independency from the English Empire in 1776, for many reasons, but mainly because they were being unfairly taxed.
Who helped New Hampshire gain their independence from Great Britain?
The other British Colonies in what would become the United States and France.
When did latin Americans countries gain their independence?
They did it in pieces, not all at the same time. 1816 = Argentina independent 1825 = Bolivia independent 1818 = Chile independent 1821 = Peru independent 1811 = Venezuela, Ecuador, and Paraguay independent
How did former colonies gain independence?
Wars
What is the best definition for decolonization?
The process by which former colonies gain independence
When did Europe colonies gain independence?
never
What country were the colonies trying to gain independence from?
England
Who did kazakhstan gain independence from?
The (former) Soviet Union.
Who did the US gain independence from in the late 1700s?
In 1776, the American Colonies delcared their independence from Great Britain.
Which war did the american colonies fight in to gain their independence?
The American Revolution
How did the 13 colonies gain their independence?
The thirteen colonies gained independence by defeating the British army in battle, culminating in the surrender of the British at Yorktown. Independence was only gained by declaring it, and fighting for it.
How did Mozambique gain independence?
With the fall of the fascist government of General Marcelo Caetano all the former colonies received independence.
How did colonies gain their independence from their European parent countries?
The colonies gained their independence by fighting revolutionary wars, therefore cutting the cord of dependence with the European crowns. Mainly, this was the thirteen colonies against the British Empire.
Which country did many European colonies gain their independence from in the 1820s?
Great Britain... Great Britain had only just started establishing it's Empire in the 1820's. These colonies only started to gain their independence in the second half of the 20th century.
What happened to rwanda after it gain independence from European colonies?
the majority Hutus slaughtered minority tutsis
