the immediate cause of the rebellion was rumors that were spreading among the indian soldiers regarding the new cartridges they had been issued.the rumors said that there cartridges were made with either pork or beef fat, this would have made the soldiers violate there religious laws
Answer:
The Continental Congress
Explanation:
After the declaration, the Continental Congress was the de facto government of the 13 colonies. However, the Continental Congress couldn't collect taxes or enforce laws. Mainly because the cause of independence was mistrust of a central government. This fact made it initially very difficult to organize and recruit a Continental Army, and in the beginning, the war was fought by 13 separate armies, each armed and drafter by each of the colonies.