No because the war started a year before the declaration of independence was written.
- Jose de San Martin (1778 - 1850) - Argentine general, leader of South America's uprising against Spanish governance. He's a national hero in Argentina, Chile and Peru.
- Miguel Hidalgo (1753 - 1811) - a Catholic priest from Mexico, who have taken leadership of Mexican War of Independence. He became one of the primary causes of the uprising against Spanish governance.
- Toussaint L’Ouverture (1743 - 1803) - leader of the uprising against French governance on Haiti. He changed the course of slavery in the New World making slaves independent on Haiti.
I would say d.follow a course independent of the superpowers
The main reason why delegates from the American colonies met in Philadelphia in 1775 was "<span>B) to decide whether or not to give in to demands by Britain", since this was the last effort made by the colonists to try to avert full-on warfare. </span>