Britain- mainly the English.
July 4, 1776
in 1776
1776
The 13 American colonies split from the British empire with the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration was signed on July 4, 1776.
The first state to declare its independence was Delaware, which did so on June 15, 1776. It was the first of the thirteen American colonies to break away from British rule, and its declaration preceded the more widely known Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress in 1776.
Officially on July 4, 1776 via the Declaration of Independence which officially made the war about independence and not maintaining the status quo.
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1776, July 4th
The date was July 4, 1776.
This answer is absolutely false. The Declaration of Independence was signed (by most) by the date of August 1776. The colonies DECLARED independence on July 2, 1776 by a formal vote of congress.
They signed the Declaration of independance to Declare their freedom
June 1776 was when the Declaration of Independence was signed, so there were 13 colonies at that time.