Were the founding fathers justified in rebelling against the British government and declaring independence? Was declaring independence right for the founding fathers? The British government was not fair when it came to the rights of citizens.
The Second Continental Congress created a committee to outline the reasons for breaking ties with the Britain. Jefferson wrote the feelings of most Americans and important principles in the preamble. The Declaration of Independence had three purposes which were to explain the problem colonists had with the British rule, to describe the principles of a new king of government and to declare that the colonies would now be independent. The final draft was then reviewed and edited by the continental congress as a whole. More changes were made, then the delegated voted. The Declaration of Independence passed on July 4th, 1776, the American colonies declared their independence. Of course there were obstacles to winning. After declaring independence, the colonists faced many obstacles as they headed down the path to war. Many colonists remained loyal to Britain. One might ask, well why? Why would they go against their own people like that? Some were afraid that America might not win. They didn't have any belief …show more content…
Why couldn't the British rule just let the Americans have their independence? Their determination was too strong for anyone to get across through. The British retreated from Boston and converged in New York. The first battle of the war occurred on Long Island. The war for independence ended in 1783. Many predicted that the new nation would collapse. Leaders in the United States avoided the nations collapse by creating an entirely new system of government. Now why didn't they just go back to how their government was before? It was completely in their best interest to create a new
The Second Continental Congress created a committee to outline the reasons for breaking ties with the Britain. Jefferson wrote the feelings of most Americans and important principles in the preamble. The Declaration of Independence had three purposes which were to explain the problem colonists had with the British rule, to describe the principles of a new king of government and to declare that the colonies would now be independent. The final draft was then reviewed and edited by the continental congress as a whole. More changes were made, then the delegated voted. The Declaration of Independence passed on July 4th, 1776, the American colonies declared their independence. Of course there were obstacles to winning. After declaring independence, the colonists faced many obstacles as they headed down the path to war. Many colonists remained loyal to Britain. One might ask, well why? Why would they go against their own people like that? Some were afraid that America might not win. They didn't have any belief …show more content…
Why couldn't the British rule just let the Americans have their independence? Their determination was too strong for anyone to get across through. The British retreated from Boston and converged in New York. The first battle of the war occurred on Long Island. The war for independence ended in 1783. Many predicted that the new nation would collapse. Leaders in the United States avoided the nations collapse by creating an entirely new system of government. Now why didn't they just go back to how their government was before? It was completely in their best interest to create a new