If they hadn't the United States might be still an English colony. The men who wanted independence were the cream of the colonies. They were the most educated, wealthy, well read, richest people in the colonies. People like Jefferson had read the Enlightenment thinkers and the era of the monarchy was coming to an end. It was a natural movement to want independence.
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It passed the Declaration of Independence.
The colonists state that they will no longer obey the British government.
In the Declaration of Independence, the phrases that explicitly declare the colonists' independence include "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal," and "we declare the causes which impel them to the separation." The assertion of "dissolve the political bands" and the statement "we declare independence" also clearly express the intent to sever ties with British rule. These words collectively signify the formal assertion of autonomy and the establishment of a separate nation.
Yes, of course they were. They felt that freedom (Independance) was a God-given right of humans.
The booklet is titled Common Sense.
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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.
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The answer is George the Third.
the decleration states that because the British government had repeatedly taken away the american rights, the american colonists had the right to form a new government.
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