<span>The colonists hoped to get aid from foreign nations, the Congress hoped other colonists would join the Revolution, & the soldiers needed a good reason for fighting. </span>
The reasons why Congress wanted a written Declaration of Independence are <em>The Congress hoped other colonists would join the Revolution</em>, <em>The colonists hoped to get aid from foreign nations</em> and <em>the soldiers needed a good reason for fighting</em>. Not everybody wanted to be independent, so this declaration could get the support of other colonists. The soldiers were mostly farmers and it gave them a very good reason to fight for. Moreover, being an independent nation, the United States could ask foreign nations for money and supplies.
The President is elected by members of an electoral college consisting of elected members of both Houses of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of the states in accordance with the system of proportional representation, by means of single transferable vote.
