The American Revolution

In January 1776, a short but powerful book swung popular opinion towards independence, called "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, who was a recent immigrant from Britain, used to be a tax collector and artisan.
Similar ideas would soon be in the Declaration of Independence. He came straight to the point with his ideas. In simple language he proposed a radical course of action:
-They should declare independence in Britain
-Have a Republican State Government
-A union of the new states


Thomas Paine's Radical Proposal
Paine denounced the King and Aristocrats of Britain as frauds and parasites. He wanted all the common people to vote. He depicted Kings as the enemies of the Colonists and American Liberty. Paine hated the region class structure to smothering the hopes of the people without title.
A republic would provide opportunities to reward merit. With this freedom they could trade with anyone they wanted. They could create a model that would inspire common people from other countries to reject Kings and Aristocrats.
Paine concluded, "The cause of America is in a great measure, the cause of all man kind". They will decide to gamble their life liberty.


The Colonies Declare Independence
Many neutrals wanted this after they saw this new ideas. Congress selected committees to prepare a document that will declare independence.
Opinion Swings Towards Independence
On July 2, 1776, the Congress voted that America was free and two days later (July 4) it was approved.
Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration, he became the 3rd President of USA. It denounced the King as a Tirane and Independence was necessary.
All man were born equal, with the same rights. These were the "unalientable rights" because no one could take it away, but many of the people who signed that had slaves, caused a civil war. The colonies had faced many obstacles to actually win Independence, they still had to fight with the best army to get it.

*The ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence were liberty, equality, unalientable rights, etc.