taxes
They believed that the British would accept the declaration of Independence
The declaration came first.
We (US) were taxed by the British then sought independence. Now we are taxed by the Gov't we created.
the declaration of independence
Declaration of Independence
The colnoists wrote the Declaration of Independence to tell England that they had suffered long enough, and were breaking away from the increasingly repressive British rule. The document told the king of England what troubles he had caused for them and how he had ignored the rights of the Americans.
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The Americans surround the British army at Boston
the declaration of independence is adopted, the continental army surprises british troops at trenton christmas, france recognizes america as an independent nation
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4th, 1776 and the Constitution was adopted in 1787
The colonies proclaimed their independence. This was enacted through the Declaration of Independence.
The Declaration of Independence, in 1776; then the Constitution, becoming effective in 1789