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There were many benefits for the colonies to establish their own country. Two of the leading factors were taxes and inheritance. Taxation without representation was not something the colonies found economically feasible for them. Also, although the colonies were across the ocean, they had inherited British debt, enemies, laws, and culture. The colonies aimed at establishing an identity of their own.
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What congress voted in favor of independence from England and wrote a document?
second continental congress
In June of 1776 who introduced a resolution of independence in the Continental Congress?
Richard Henry Lee introduced the resolution calling for independence from England.
What did the Declaration of Independence do Apex?
declared american independence from england
Who declared the colonies to be independent from Britain?
The Second Continental Congress. Its members represented all thirteen colonies. The First Congress had met in 1774 and adjourned for a year with little resolved. The Second began meeting early in 1775, as war broke out. This Congress stayed in being until the war was over, and the new Constitution adopted. While in session the Second Continental Congress had adopted the Articles of Confederation, after which they were called the "Confederation Congress". The first draft of the actual Declaration of Independence was the work of a committee, including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, with Jefferson doing most of the composing. The Resolution that the Congress should declare Independence, which led to the appointing of the committee which drafted the document, was offered by Richard Henry ("Light Horse Harry") Lee of Virginia, whose other claim to historical fame was that he was the father of Robert E. Lee.
The colonists declared their independence from England on July 4?
No, but they did in 1776.
