SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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To form their own government because the King is abusing his power.
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To secure the rights of the British and protect them from the army.
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To develop a stronger relationship with the British Parliament.
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To share their faith and explain their religion to the colonists.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The goal was to convince the States that the time had come for the United Colonies to declare their independence from Mother England.
Detailed explanation-2: -They established a Continental army and elected George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, but the delegates also drafted the Olive Branch Petition and sent it to King George III in hopes of reaching a peaceful resolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to the first paragraph, why do the writers of the Declaration feel obliged to declare the causes for separating from the English government? They feel obligated to state the causes because they wanted to show how destructive King George III had been towards the colonies.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to the document, the colonists have the right to declare independence because the king has refused to assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary for the public good, it was their right, their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.