Name: Writing of Declaration of Independence
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Description: To many in the Continental Congress, war was unthinkable. So why did they finally create this revolutionary document?

To many in the Continental Congress, war was unthinkable. So why did they finally create this revolutionary document?

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<p>The Revolutionary War waged by the American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas and revolutions around the globe, as a small fledgling nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time.</p>


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