notesThe declaration of independence was a letter that said we will break free from your laws we said no taxation no representation we duped hot tar and feathers on tax collectors meeting of deficits in Philadelphia they got together on first continental congress to not buy British goods they petitioned king George summer of 1775 2nd continental congress Lexington battled concord happened 1775 Thomas Jefferson was the Ben Franklin john Adams the reason why they went to the congress was made to fight the English war they wrote the letter for freedom in the 1780’s Washington became a president they needed the declaration of independence was made to list their rights of freedom. they fased 3 jobs 1.to organized people to fight the war 2. Gorge Washington was voter leader of the army no more than 6 no less than 3 people came from each colony lexington and concord noon nose who shot the first fire but after the first fire everybody attacked each other |