WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence in order to-
A
A guarantee the individual rights of citizens against government abuse
B
A explain the reasons for the colonists’ separation from Great Britain
C
A create a stronger central government for the thirteen new states
D
A provide a method for territories to become new states
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As the seasons changed and hostilities continued, cries for independence grew stronger. The men in Philadelphia were now wanted for treason. They continued to govern and hope against hope that all would end well. For them, the summer of 1776 brought the point of no return-a formal declaration of independence.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king.

Detailed explanation-3: -On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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