8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Answer:
• Announced our independence from Great Britain
• Declared our independence from Great Britain
• Said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
Explanation:
On July 4, 1776,
a group of men convened (or met) in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania and signed a document called the Declaration of Independence.
To declare means to announce or let other people know about something,
so a declaration is an announcement of some important event or action.
The Declaration of Independence declared that the United States was independent (or free)
from the control of the government of Great Britain.
Once the Declaration of Independence was signed,
the colonists became revolutionaries (or people who want to change the government).
Their goal was to end British rule (or power and leadership) in America.
Why did the American colonists want to become independent from Great Britain and create their own country?
The British had spent a lot of money fighting the French and Indian War in America from 1754 to 1763.
When the War was over, the British government was poor.
To make money,