The American Revolution—Politics and People
Lecture no. 11 from the course: A History of the United States, 2nd Edition

Taught by Professor Gary W. Gallagher and 2 others | 29 min | Categories: The Great Courses Plus Online History Courses
Parliament's responses to American protests increasingly alienated Americans. By the spring of 1776, the determination of the British and the agitation of pro-independence thinkers wore down resistance to independence in the colonies. In the second Continental Congress of July 1776, a resolution declaring independence was adopted by the Congress and framed by a Declaration of Independence composed by Thomas Jefferson. In the Articles of Confederation of 1781 a joint government for the United States was created.
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