I believe the answer is: Colonists might not have declared independence
The main reason why the revolutionist managed to get support is because of the growing satisfaction among the colonists because of the high tax rate imposed by the British government.
If the parliament allow the colonist to tax themselves, thus satisfaction would dissapear and they would not be able to obtain soldiers from the colonists.
They feared losing power and authority to a central government.
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An alliance is a union or association formed for mutual benefit, usually between countries or other organizations. This is seen as one of the causes of WW1 because countries involved in the developing conflict brought their allies into it as well. Serbia relied on their allies such as Russia, France, and Britain, while Austria called on the Ottoman Empire and Germany.