Should America Declare Independence from Great Britain?

This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:

THE QUICK FACTS

The date is July 4th, 1776...

• The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776 at the Pennsylvania State House, Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
• This declaration said that the 13 colonies were independent, sovereign states and were no longer part of the British Empire.
• The colonies and the British Empire have been fighting each other in a Revolutionary War since the Battles
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