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When did the American colonists gain independence from Great Britain?
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∙ 14y ago
The thirteen colonies gained independence when the Declaration of Independence was announced. Not when it was signed because it was signed a while after the colonies had declared independence and were now fighting in a war for it.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 16y agoThe Declaration was made in 1776, saying that the colonists removed themselves from English control (hence why we celebrate the Fourth of July).
However, they did not win independence until the Revolutionary War ended several years later. The Declaration was made in 1776, saying that the colonists removed themselves from English control (hence why we celebrate the Fourth of July).
However, they did not win independence until the Revolutionary War ended several years later.
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∙ 15y agoThe United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, announcing that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were no longer a part of Great Britain.
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∙ 13y agoIt was July 4,1776 when the Declaration of Independence was approved.
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∙ 14y agoIn The Treaty of Paris 1781 Great Britain officially recognized the United State of America as an independent country.
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∙ 12y ago1776
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What did great Britain's decision to tax the American colonies on imported goods cause the colonists to do?
write the declaration of independence and separate from great Britain.
What country did the American colonies fight against to gain their independence?
The American colonists were seeking independence from Great Britain. In order to have that independence, the American Revolutionary War was fought.
From whom did George Washington want to gain independence?
The American colonists, whose army was led by George Washington, wanted to gain their freedom from Great Britain.
Which act by the British government caused the American colonists to write the Declaration of Independence and separate from Great Britain?
requirement that the colonists pay taxes on British goods
What country were the colonists seeking independence from?
England, a country that was a part of Great Britain.
What was the reason the colonists declared their independence from great Britain?
American colonists did not think that they were being treated fairly by Great Britain.
What was the main reason that colonist declared their independence from great Britain?
American colonists did not think that they were being treated fairly by Great Britain.
What was the date the American colonists declared independence from great Britain?
July 4, 1776
Who won the Americam Revolution?
The Colonists won their independence from Great Britain.
What did great Britain's decision to tax the American colonies on imported goods cause the colonists to do?
write the declaration of independence and separate from great Britain.
What country did the American colonies fight against to gain their independence?
The American colonists were seeking independence from Great Britain. In order to have that independence, the American Revolutionary War was fought.
Colonists who did not want independence from Great Britain?
Loyalists
What was did the colonists try to avoid seeking independence from great Britain?
why did colonists avoid seeking independence from britian
Why is it called the American War for Independence?
Because Americans lived on the continent of NORTH AMERICA and were fighting the British who OWNED most of NORTH AMERICA...Americans were COLONIES of Great Britain. American COLONISTS wanted INDEPENDENCE from their British owners or leadership. Britain would NOT allow that independence, so the Colonists fought them for it.
What Enlightenment ideas influenced colonists?
The Enlightenment was a major influence on the political ideas of the colonists who pushed for independence from Great Britain
Who were the colonists who chose to fight for independence from great Britain?
What american colinists chose to fight for their freedom?
From whom did George Washington want to gain independence?
The American colonists, whose army was led by George Washington, wanted to gain their freedom from Great Britain.
