July 4th 1776
Europe. more specifically, Britain
Yes.
no
to become free and independent states
to become free and independent states
to become free and independent states
July Fourth 1776. July Fourth 1776.
1825
New York became independent by the colonies agreeing to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 26, 1788. New York became independent by the colonies agreeing to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 26, 1788.
Richard Henry Lee suggest that the colonies become independent because Lee said that the colonies no longer owed the king. Lee proposed a resolution at the Continental Congress that "We are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states," as part of John Adams' political maneuvering. Adams felt the resolution would gain more support if presented by a southerner.
The seventies
Ben Franklin believed that the colonies should join together and become independant.