The Declaration used the term "United States" for the first time. A state is, in general usage, an independent nation. The states were only bound together by a Continental Army and Continental Congress, and there was no such thing as national law or policy. The states were therefore not really independent, but they were also not one nation. This kind of halfway status of nationhood was quite common in Europe, especially in Germany and Italy.
america became an independent nation. everyone had equal rights.
The conclusion of the Declaration of Independence states that the United States of America is now an independent nation, free from British rule, and that the signers of the document pledge their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to defend and uphold the principles outlined in the declaration.
The Declaration of Independence is adopted. Americans surround the British army in Boston. France recognizes America as independent.
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was ratified on July 4, 1776. This pivotal document was adopted by the Second Continental Congress as a formal statement declaring the thirteen American colonies' intention to separate from British rule. The signing of the Declaration marked the birth of the United States as an independent nation.
It delcared the United States and independent nation from Great Britain.
When the Declaration of Independence was ratified and the USA became an independent nation.
america became an independent nation. everyone had equal rights.
This document declared to Britain and the world that the United States of America was henceforth an independent nation and no longer a colony of Great Britain, which it had been for the previous 150 years or so.
Haiti was formerly a colony of France, but it is presently an independent (although impoverished) nation.
the declaration of independence is adopted, the continental army surprises british troops at trenton christmas, france recognizes america as an independent nation
The Treaty of Paris was the treaty whereby Great Britain recognized the American colonies as an independent nation. This was well after the 1776 publication of the Declaration of Independence.
The Declaration of Independence is unique in that it was the first time a people announced their reasons for revolting against the government and setting up an independent nation. The Declaration stated the grievances they had against the king, announced they were declaring idependence and proclamed themselves an independent nation.
There had been revolutions prior to the American Revolution. But this was the first time a group of people outlined in writing (the Declaration) the reasons they were revolting and declaring that they were an independent state (nation).
The Declaration of Independence is adopted, the continental army surprises british troops at Trenton on Christmas, France recognizes America as an independent state
The conclusion of the Declaration of Independence states that the United States of America is now an independent nation, free from British rule, and that the signers of the document pledge their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to defend and uphold the principles outlined in the declaration.
The Declaration of Independence is adopted. Americans surround the British army in Boston. France recognizes America as independent.