THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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Question
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Textbook, page 179:“The Declaration ended with the bold proclamation that .. all political connections between the states and Great Britain were ____ “
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derived
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dedicated
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dissolved
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resolved
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Formal declaration of independence The final paragraph, beginning with “We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, ” affirms that the 13 colonies are free and independent states. It breaks all ties with the British government and people.
Detailed explanation-2: -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 their independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -On August 10, 1776, news reaches London that the Americans had drafted the Declaration of Independence.
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