Boston & Philadelphia
People around the time of 1787 opposed a strong National Government because of the fact that they were scared of a government that was similar to the Parliament of Britain. Finally receiving their independence from the Parliament of Britain, people in the United States wanted to prevent a government from forming that was similar to the British Parliament. this sucks
Celebrating the United States independence from Great Britain.
requirement that the colonists pay taxes on British goods
The American colonists were seeking independence from Great Britain. In order to have that independence, the American Revolutionary War was fought.
John Dickinson, a Founding Father, called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for Independence from Britain.
the idea of independence from Great Britain
The Declaration of Independence was needed to stated the colonists independence from Britain and to make laws for the colonists government.
self government
It was the patriots who declared independence. They were claiming independence from the British Empire to form their own system of government.
The Declaration of Independence was the document which declared independence of the colonists from Great Britain, making their independence "official."
a republican government.
a republican government.
When the Americans declared their independence from Britain, they were faced with the question of what type of government to have. They had to decide on having monarchy, democracy, or republic.
Great Britain... Great Britain had only just started establishing it's Empire in the 1820's. These colonies only started to gain their independence in the second half of the 20th century.
Yes, because Britain is treating the colonists unfairly, and the colonists have rights to stand up and take action! Britain is violating those right, and the colonists are doing nothing to stop them! If the colonists separate from Britain, they then get to make their own laws, have their own government, and freedom!
The Declaration of Independence states the wish to separate from Britain, the Constitution outlines a framework of government, independence having been acheived.
The government of the new nation of india was set up as a parlimentary democracy, similar to governments in Britain, Germany, and other western nations.