EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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July 4, 1776
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August 4, 1776
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July 4, 1976
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August 4, 1976
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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: -Declaring Independence On July 2, 1776, Congress voted to declare independence. Two days later, it ratified the text of the Declaration.
Detailed explanation-3: -The discontent of the colonists, such as the colonial lack of participation in government, led to war with Great Britain. During the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), delegates to the Second Continental Congress met in the summer of 1776 to discuss independence from Great Britain.
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: -The Continental Congress Declared Independence from Great Britain | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives.