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☆☆☆☆☆On July 4, 1776, the American colonies declared their freedom from British rule.
The (US) Declaration of Independence asserted a philosophy of government that any government can only rule with the consent of the governed, and that the basic purpose of government is to protect people's rights. It gave many examples of how the government of Great Britain -- and, in particular, King George III -- had violated the rights of the colonists and so lost their consent. It then proclaimed that, as a result of this, the colonies issuing it (the 13 English colonies in North America) were free and independent states.
It declared the 13 English colonies in North America "free and independent states", no longer under the rule of Britain and its king, and it listed, for the world to read and consider, reasons "for the separation", viz., a variety of complaints against King George III.
The Declaration of Independence declared the colonies independence. It expressed to other nations why the colonies felt forced to leave Great Britain.
Absolutely nothing. Actual independence came the day before. The declaration was just a paper.
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
A person who did not take sides and just wanted the war to end.
By sending military supplies.
Spain did not do a thing for the American Colonies. It was France and the Netherlands who helped the Colonists. Spain is a Catholic nation and the Colonists were Protestant. Spain did not want to help Protestant Colonist. Spain later sold Florida to the USA, but, that was after the Colonists won the Revolution against England, (with the help of France and the Netherlands).
young white men
Wrote their own constitutions.
Colonial militia chased the British to Boston.
Representative democracy has an advantage in comparison to direct democracy, because the more citizens you have, the more difficult it becomes for them all to get together and make a collective decision about anything. It is not impossible, and even in our representative system we sometimes hold a referendum so that everybody can make their wishes known, however, it is not feasible to hold a referendum every time the government needs to make a decision about anything.
Elected officials could study issues carefully.
According to the Declaration of Independence the King of England wanted to establish "absolute Tyranny over these" colonies.
According to the declaration of independence when a government works against the rights of the people " it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government"
African-Americans fought mostly for the patriots in the American Revolution.
wealthy loyalists had left america.
That all men are equal
Answer this question…The Townshend Acts were passedThe proclamation line was set.The Boston Massacre occurred.
