Why was America separated from England?

Answer 1

I don't know why you think that the US separated from England in 1877, but the Declaration of Independence was issued in 1776 (more than a hundred years before 1877) and the US fought the Revolutionary War and obtained its independence in the late 18th century, long before 1877. The US also fought a second war with England in 1812 (known as the War of 1812) which was, in effect, fought in defense of the independence that had already been obtained in the Revolutionary War. And that was the last time that England tried to treat the US as a colony. But aside from the issue of exactly when the revolution happened, we can still discuss the reasons why the US wished to be independent. Essentially, the US did not like the way that it was being ruled by England. It did not like paying taxes to a government which did not allow the US any say in how those taxes were spent (the slogan at the time of the revolution was "no taxation without representation") and the people of the US were not convinced that King George III of England actually had any divine right to rule them, as he claimed. The idea of democracy seemed more appealing.

Answer 2

Well the puritans in England fled to America in the 1620s because they were escaping religious persecution. The puritans wanted to be recognised as separate from England because: they did not share the same belief as England and wanted to found their own country with their belief at the heart of it.

However England refused to give them independence and war began in 1776. The war ended in 1783 and the thirteen colonies, created by the puritans when they first arrived in the 'New World' (America), became the Thirteen United States of America.

Answer 3

The answer is taxation and lack of representation.

Answer 4

Taxation without Representation: the colonies had no representatives in Parliament, and yet were forced to pay heavier taxes than non-colonial subjects.

Answer 5

Because they did.