Because they were in the middle of europe it was hard to focus on one front in general. So when they choose to focus on the Eastern Front they lost the battle on the western front
<span>The first thing that the states (former colonies) did after the Declaration of Independence was the following: </span>
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence.
Answer:
Congress lacked the power to levy taxes and struggled to finance the Revolutionary War. With the ratification of the Articles of Confederation, the Congress became known as the Congress of the Confederation. In June 1775, Congress created the Continental Army and gave command of the Army to George Washington.
