They claim independence from England because they didn't feel as they have been treated as legal colonies. The British Parliament took advantage of the colonies and taxed them overzealously, and the colonists were not willing to stand for such practices any longer.
It passed the Declaration of Independence.
The colonists hopes that England would listen to plea of freedom and not declare war
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the document which declared independence of the colonists from Great Britain, making their independence "official."
In the Declaration of Independence, the phrase "declare the causes that impel them to the separation" refers to the colonists' intention to explain the reasons and justifications for their decision to break away from British rule. This declaration serves to outline the grievances and injustices they faced, providing a moral and political rationale for their quest for independence. By articulating these causes, the colonists aimed to garner support both domestically and internationally for their revolutionary efforts.
It passed the Declaration of Independence.
The colonists hopes that England would listen to plea of freedom and not declare war
The reaction of a loyalist to the Declaration of Independence would have been that colonists do not have a right to simply declare their independence. Colonists are subjects of the crown, whether they agree or not. King George III rules by divine right. God save the king.
The Declaration of Independence
congress needed a document to declare why the colonists had to become independent of Britain
The original 13 colonies officially declared their independence from the British Empire on 4 July 1776 with the signing of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson.
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was needed to stated the colonists independence from Britain and to make laws for the colonists government.
Declaration of Independence.
The declaration of independence declare war to England.
That the colonist want independence
Great Britain.