They make a government by the social contract to protect rights that they even had in their state. But remember it was only to protect their rights. But unfortunately they had to break it.
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of thirteen colonies starting September 5 to October 26, 1774 discussing the "intolerable acts" from the British Parliament due to the Boston Tea Party. The Second Continental Congress happen on 1775 successfully decided the United States of Declaration of Independence.
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All eras of history include individuals that reject existing values
