How was the Declaration of Independence different from previous documents prepared by colonists? It committed the colonies to be
ing independent. It asked King George III to take action. It did not list problems the colonists had with British rule. It was approved by the Continental Congress.
Annexing a territory with no plans for statehood was unprecedented and unconstitutional. Second, they believed that to occupy and govern a foreign people without their consent violated the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.
