During the late seventeen hundreds, many tumultuous events resulted in Colonial opposition to Great Britain. ... During the Revolutionary War, England was not only alarmed by the colonists' insistence on trading with the enemy. ... Whately made this statement, "We are not yet recovered from a War undertaken solely for their [the Americans] Protection a War undertaken for their defense only they should contribute to the Preservation of the Advantages they have received- (Document 1). ... The Declaration of Independence, which was adopted by The Continental Congress of July 4, 1776, w...

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Although the colonists were unhappy with the governing of the British crown, the time was not yet ripe for revolution. ... Many Americans refused to cooperate, economically, with Britain through the nonimport and nonconsumption of British goods. ... For this reason, there was no real sense of unity in the war effort and despite having a home field advantage, the colonists were greatly outnumbered and largely outgunned. ... Despite the hardships that the patriots faced during the onset of the war, everything changed after their victory in the Battle of Saratoga. ... While this proved difficult,...

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