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The membership of the group (Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts) 20,Rojer Sherman of Connecticut and Roger Livingston of New York reflected the hard work of the colonial governments to bring the colonies together in united reverse.The declaration of independence contrasted suddenly with earlier patriots writings, the British parliament was not mentioned in the document suggesting to readers that parliament had never controlled authority over the colonies instead, the authors of the declaration specifically charged the king with long list of crimes ,the declaration also made no mention of the rights of the colonists as English subjects.The rough draft of declaration was the work of Jefferson even though it was too soon to speak of the United States of America; many of the colonists had begun to think of themselves not as English subjects, but as Americans.A committee was formed four days later to draft <<Declaration of Independence>>.

The First Continental Congress:
When the delegates to the first continental congress affirmed their
loyalty to King George III while rejecting the authority to parliament .they
also set the period for crash with British power by voting to refuse trade;
to refuse buying from the mother country and by using the colonies to
form “territorial army” to resist the enforcement of the Intolerable Acts.
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord 1775:
The Battle was rapid increasing of the struggle between the British
government and the colonists. If the clashes were an isolated the incident
like Boston Massacre, or the beginning of larger conflict remained to be
seen even among the militia. Forces that had fought at Lexington and
Concord .Most believed that they were defending their rights as British
citizens. Not struggling for independence. The Battle of Lexington and
Concord in 1775 which was the first shots of the American Revolutionary
War were fired in this battle.
The Second Continental Congress:
While the Second Continental Congress met and debated problems in
Philadelphia, American soldiers moved into Boston. They wanted to strike
back at the British for the attacks at Lexington and Concord. Though
battles had taken place, the colonists still had not committed themselves
to a war in the early months of 1776.
Military and Hostilities:
The British and the American armies used different war strategies. Each
tried to use its strengths .The British fought an offensive war. They
attacked the continental army. Their aim was to control key cities and
countryside whereas the continental soldiers fought a defensive war.
Their goal was to protect themselves from attacks by the British army,
rather than to destroy it. The continental army and navy were weaker
than those of the British .but .unlike the British, the continentals were
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fighting at home. They had stronger motivation and they could fight a
defensive war. However the British had tried to control large amounts of
territory as well as defeat the continental army.
Declaration of Independence:
The Virginia delegation to the continental congress took the lead in
pressing for complete break with Britain on June 7 Richard Henry Lee
proposed that the united colonies “ought to be free and independent
states”. A committee was formed four days later to draft «Declaration of
Independence». The membership of the group (Benjamin Franklin of
Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of
Massachusetts) 20,Rojer Sherman of Connecticut and Roger Livingston of
New York reflected the hard work of the colonial governments to bring
the colonies together in united reverse. The rough draft of declaration
was the work of Jefferson even though it was too soon to speak of the
United States of America; many of the colonists had begun to think of
themselves not as English subjects, but as Americans.
The declaration of independence contrasted suddenly with earlier
patriots writings, the British parliament was not mentioned in the
document suggesting to readers that parliament had never controlled
authority over the colonies instead, the authors of the declaration
specifically charged the king with long list of crimes ,the declaration also
made no mention of the rights of the colonists as English subjects.