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Proposed that the colonies be free?
Benjamin Franklin was the first, suggesting that the thirteen colonies act as independent territories while maintaining allegiance to the British crown. However, there could have been those before him, but he was the first to put forward this radical idea in a sensible way.
What were the five occasions when different groups expressed concern for equality during the revolution?
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire.
What did the Declaration of the Independence do?
The Declaration of Independence declared the 13 British colonies on the east coast of America independent. The colonies were free as of July 4, 1776.
How america set free from British?
The American Revolutionary War between the 13 original U.S colonies and the British. After the United States gained independence in 1783 from Britain. That's how the United States (America) was set free from the British.
Does the Declaration recognize the British claim of authority over America at the time Jefferson was writing?
Yes. The Declaration states that the colonies, previously acknowledging their rule by Britain and its king, had cause to terminate that rule and become a free and separate nation. It was the colonies way of affirming their authority to rule themselves instead of being under the rule of England.
