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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.
Britain and France had been in an on-again-off-again series of wars for the better part of two centuries at the time, with the most recent example being what was called in Europe the Seven Years' War and in North America the French and Indian War. The government of France saw the revolution as a chance to weaken Britain in North America and divert British forces from Europe at little risk to France itself.
What the government of France did not see was that supporting democracy thousands of miles away might come back to bite them in the butt in a few years, when their own citizens noticed how well it was working out for the United States and decided they'd like some too. France supported the colonists because they opposed England.
Slavery remained legal so that the states would stay united.
True. Under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to collect taxes.
The Declaration of Independence
rights of citizens were taken away
Colonial militia chased the British to Boston.
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"
New Churches Formed To Challenge Established Religion
Common Sense by Thomas Paine.
A person who wanted the colonies to remain part of the British empire
Answer this question…The Townshend Acts were passedThe proclamation line was set.The Boston Massacre occurred.
What The declaration of independence says all men are created equal endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights.'' what does this mean?
