The first battles in the Revolutionary War were the battles at Lexington and Concord. They took place on April 19, 1775. The Declaration of Independence was not passed until July 4, 1776, which is over a year after the start of the war.
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The declaration came first.
American Revolutionary War
Practically, yes. Technically, no. The USA wasn't officially founded until the end of the Revolutionary War, and the Declaration of Independence was signed at the start of the Revolutionary War.
They sent the paper to all of the world except for the English and it said all in all that they are (in that time)now no part of the english.
Many things led up to the Revolutionary War in America, but the last straw was the "Intolerable Acts" and British pressure in Massachusetts.