So then it drafted to were they had first did the Declaration. ... They had a lot of parts to do for the declaration of independence. So in the declaration they had rule of laws and the natural laws that they had to abide by. So as the independence were fighting to get more rights (independence). ... So as the anti-federalist people were reading the declaration of independence they felt like that was a big betrayal against them and their country. ...

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Noted for his oratory skills, it was he who offered the Resolutions for Independence to the committee of the whole in 1776. ... Richard Henry Lee Signer of the Declaration of Independence RICHARD HENRY LEE was born in Virginia on January 20, 1732. ... At the Second Congress he was determined more than ever to seek total independence from England. ... In the wake of those words, the Declaration of Independence became a reality. ... He was also vigorous in arguing for independence and introduced the motion that led to the Declaration of Independence, which he later signed. ...

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One as an enemy of British oppression and champion of independence. ... He was a champion of American rights in Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence. ... He died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. ...

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John Hancock John Hancock was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. ... John Hancock was elected to the Second Continental Congress, John signed the Declaration of Independence and afterwards he was elected president of Congress. ...

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Later, in the summer of 1776, the Declaration of Independence was drafted up and the first signs of the colonies becoming their own nation became more and more promising. The job was given to Thomas Jefferson to write up the Declaration. ... "The Declaration of Independence the document not only declared America independent from Britain, but also defined the government and society America would rest upon. " (American Home). ... It sent a message to the British crown that they were serious about getting their independence and they written proof to stand by. After the high hopes that the colo...

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John Ferling helps us better understand the lives that these men led when they weren't fighting for independence or working hard to establish a lasting government. ... After an eight-year struggle, his design for victory brought final defeat to the British at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced Great Britain to grant independence to its richest overseas possession. ... In 1776 John Adams served on the same committee as Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence. ... Soon Jefferson became a revolutionary, and in 1776 wrote the most important document in this nation's history...

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Along with 54 other delegates, Washington wrote the "Declaration of Rights and Grievances." The declaration was sent to King George III of England, hoping to prevent a war. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress was called together and decided to go to war to fight for independence. ...

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The main cause for the Revolutionary war was propaganda, almost every act and tax that was passed by the crown was blown out of proportion by the press. During this time there had been no laws that required the press to print the truth. The general public believed what they had read in the papers....

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Prescott, who know this land even in the dark, jumped his horse over a stone wall and reached Concord with the news" (p. 38) The Continental Congress, in 1776 are presented with Thomas Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence. On July 2, the resolution of independence passed. ... The spirit of the men and women involved in this fight for liberty and independence is incredibly moving and powerful for me. ...

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The American Revolution was not primarily fought for independence. Independence was an almost accidental by-product of the Americans" attempt to rebel against and remove unfair taxes levied on them by British Parliament. ... Therefore the colonists did not have to overcome traitorous feelings in their fight for independence. ... The new government set up in Paris was weak and was overthrown within four months by counter revolution and the Revolutionary Commune was formed.3 The American and French Revolutions both resulted in Declarations of Independence and Bills of ...

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While Washington went off to fight Hancock stayed and tried his hardest to be the best president of congress he could be by signing resolutions, such as the Olive branch petition, or the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms. ... Congress eventually got sick of Adams and the New England radicals; they felt as if he was fighting a war of words, rather than a fight for independence. ...

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