They paid a tax to England (much of the land here was claimed as the property of England) which they felt entitled them to protection and representation in government. They did not get it, so they thought "well we could quit paying taxes and be at war with England, or separate from England (which is partly why people came here in the first place) and still go to war with England"
They chose independence.
The patriots fought for freedom for they didn't want to live without it
The British colonies in North America had long decided that the taxes levied on them were unfair. So they made the decision to declare that they were independent of the British monarchy.
so that they didnt have to do King George the 3rd's rules
Patriots fought for independence because they wanted to be free of the king and british army.
Patriots wanted freedom because they were too sick and tired of doing the work most of the day. They felt it wasnt fair the just the colored should be owned.
because they felt like it was important for them to be independent and Britain was very on fair with the colonists.
they were punks
The Declaration of Independence was needed to stated the colonists independence from Britain and to make laws for the colonists government.
The booklet is titled Common Sense.
There are three factors that contributed to the movement for independence from Britain: 1. Thomas Paine's Common sense 2. Discontent among the colonists over king George restrictive trade policies 3. A desire by the colonists to govern themselves
The colonists were British and when they declared independence they were seen as traitors by the king.
the adoption of the Declaration of Independence sparked bitter disunity among the colonists.
Primarily, the colonists' desire to gain independence from England.
Patrick Henry's quotation indicated the level of resolve that the American colonists had in their desire for independence. Many colonists were willing to fight, and many did die, in pursuit of their freedom.
Yemen obtained its independence from its colonists in 1918.
Croatia obtained its independence from its colonists in 1822.
Georgia obtained its independence from its colonists in 1776.
Hungary obtained its independence from its colonists in 1001.
Portugal obtained its independence from its colonists in 1143.
Mongolia obtained its independence from its colonists in 1206.
Thailand obtained its independence from its colonists in 1238.
Andorra obtained its independence from its colonists in 1278.
Monaco obtained its independence from its colonists in 1419.
Oman obtained its independence from its colonists in 1650.