After the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, people everywhere started armed struggles on a grand scale.
The Second Continental Congress held in May 1775 passed the "Declaration that force must be adopted against Britain," and proceeded to create the Continental Army, appointing Washington as the Continental Army Commander in chief.
However, this Continental Congress still has struggles over the issue of independence. With the insistence of conservatives, the meeting still submitted a petition for peace to the King of England. At the same time, the Continental Army and local militias are fighting the British army bravely. Paine's "Common Sense" published in January 1776 inspired the people of North America to fight for national independence.
Between April and May 1776, the petition to the King of England was rejected. Colonies such as North Carolina and Virginia declared their independence from Britain. British and foreign mercenaries burned, killed, and looted in North America, doing everything they could, and wars have ignited throughout the colonies.
In this case, on June 11, 1776, the Continental Congress established a group consisting of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman. The committee began to draft the Declaration of Independence. On June 28, the draft declaration of independence drafted by Jefferson was revised by Franklin and Adams and submitted to the Continental Congress for discussion.
Passed on July 4, 1776, and promulgated in Philadelphia on July 9, this is the famous "American Declaration of Independence." There are 56 signatories on this declaration, of which 28 are lawyers, 15 are businessmen, 8 are plantation owners, and 7 are other professionals. The Declaration of Independence was published and the United States of America was born. The "Declaration of Independence" proclaimed: "All men are born equal, have the right to life and the right to pursue happiness." The declaration enumerated the British government's various crimes of oppression and exploitation of North American colonies. Affiliation, became an independent United States of America.
The "Declaration of Independence" is the banner for the people of North America to overthrow British colonial rule and fight for national independence. Its publication marked the birth of the United States of America. July 4 later became the National Day of the United States.