THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Kept the British from splitting New England from the other colonies
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Thomas Paine said kings were nonsense
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Stated that the American colonies were no longer part of Britain
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The agreement ending the Revolution
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Detailed explanation-1: -By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence.
Detailed explanation-2: -The most important and dramatic statement comes near the end: “That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States.” It declares a complete break with Britain and its King and claims the powers of an independent country.
Detailed explanation-3: -Declaring Independence On July 2, 1776, Congress voted to declare independence. Two days later, it ratified the text of the Declaration. John Dunlap, official printer to Congress, worked through the night to set the Declaration in type and print approximately 200 copies.
Detailed explanation-4: -They asked Thomas Jefferson to write a document for them that expressed these ideas. He wrote the Declaration of Independence which announced that the colonies were independent from Great Britain. The Declaration of Independence also promised Americans three rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Declaration of Independence is made up of five distinct parts: the introduction; the preamble; the body, which can be divided into two sections; and a conclusion. The introduction states that this document will “declare” the “causes” that have made it necessary for the American colonies to leave the British Empire.