USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the Continental Congress’s main purpose for writing the Declaration?
A
end the war
B
request aid from France
C
separate from England
D
set trade laws for the new country
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main purpose of America’s Declaration of Independence was to explain to foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain. The Revolutionary War had already begun, and several major battles had already taken place.

Detailed explanation-2: -Its goals were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to announce the creation of a new country. The introductory sentence states the Declaration’s main purpose, to explain the colonists’ right to revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Forging unity: the First Continental Congress The purpose of the Congress was to show support for Boston and to work out a unified approach to the British. On October 14, 1774, the First Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Colonial Rights and Grievances.

Detailed explanation-4: -They had to pay high taxes to the king. They felt that they were paying taxes to a government where they had no representation. They were also angry because the colonists were forced to let British soldiers sleep and eat in their homes. The 13 original states.

Detailed explanation-5: -They fought the British because of unfair taxes. They fought because they didn’t have self-government. When the American colonies formed, they were part of Britain. Britain increased taxes for colonists on things they bought and used every day, like tea.

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