because they were not smart enough
Before Lexington and Concord happened before. But most major battles didn't happen til after.
The year 1770 before the Declaration of Independence was signed
Thomas Nelson, Jr. was an American statesman and military leader. He was one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence.
somewhere on earth
Prime Minister Menachem Begin was the leader of the Irgun before he became Prime Minister of Israel.
The Oregon and Santa Fe trails begin in independence.
He prayed for guidance by God.
He shot the first bullet to begin the Revolutionary War...
Yes it began in Independence, Missouri.
John Paul Jones was an American naval commander. Thomas Jefferson headed the committee charged with writing the Declaration of Independence.
1775 would be MDCCLXXV. MDCCLXXVI, the following year, is on the Great Seal of the United States, not for the beginning of the war but for the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
1775