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What did the signing of the Declaration of Independence mean for the colonists?
played a key role in Spanish attacks that captured British forts on the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.Financial help also came from the Spanish colony of Cuba.
Committee members John Adams and suggested only minor changes to Jefferson's writing in the Declaration of Independence.
was a German baron who directed the training of Washington's army.
In Trenton, Washington's soldiers captured almost a thousand Hessian
Who wrote a pro-independence pamphlet titled Common Sense
Washington's army spent the hard winter of 1777-1778 at
In the summer of 1776, gathered his forces on Staten Island.
. Paine's Common Sense increased support for in the colonies.
The Virginia resolution, proclaiming that the colonies were "free and independent states," was introduced to Congress by
A French noble called the became a high ranking officer in Washington's army.
The Declaration of Independence is divided into a preamble and three main sections. The first main section
Both Patriots and Loyalists were in a at the start of 1776.
The Declaration of Independence is based on the idea of natural
What two things happened to bring the colonists and the Congress closer to a formal call for independence?
John Adams complained that Loyalists used the prospect of independence
Lincoln advocated a __________ Reconstruction plan that vwas created by his own party
What happened when the production of food increased?
The Senator who was beat unconscious in Congress was?
Opened the way for union forces to take