The Northern or New England colonies favored independence from Britain versus reconciliation. The middle colonies were in favor of reconciliation.
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John Dickinson was one of several delegates from Pennsylvania to the Second Continental Congress during the debate over declaring independence from Great Britain. He was against declaring independence, because he believed that the problems between the colonies and Great Britain could be reconciled and the colonies could remain part of the British empire. He favored remaining part of the empire because the colonies would enjoy continued protection from Great Britain from other colonial powers such as France and Spain. He also believed that the colonies could not possibly win a war against Great Britain with its large army and navy. Even though the Pennsylvania delegation eventually approved the resolution for independence and the Declaration of Independence itself, John Dickinson did not sign it.
The Declaration of Independence was the written separation from England by the Thirteen Colonies. It basically stated that England no longer had control over the colonies, and was signed by the representatives of the Thirteen Colonies.
According to the Declaration of Independence the King of England wanted to establish "absolute Tyranny over these" colonies.
This can't be answered since in 1775 the majority of the people in the colonies had been born there. The colonies began in 1607 so you are asking about over a hundred years.
The colonies' major complaints were that there was too much political control from Britain, as well as too many taxes, and a lack of independence in governing the colonies. The colonies also wanted to have tighter control over the native population. The solution was for the colonies to break ties with Britain and subservience to the monarchy.