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zhannawk [14.2K]
3 years ago
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What were the colonists reasons for writing the Declaration of Independence?

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kherson [118]3 years ago
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The Declaration of Independence was written in order to clarify and justify the actions of The Second Continental Congress, which was to assume the powers of an offical government. The colonists' saw themselves as Englishmen, with all the rights of Englishmen.
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