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An Outline of American History (1990)Chapter TwoResolution stiffens (11/13)< Previous Page * Next Page > As the months wore on, the difficulties of prosecuting a war while still part of the British empire became more and more apparent. No compromise came from England, and, on August 23, 1775, King George issued a proclamation declaring the colonies to be in a state of rebellion. For a map of the USA in 1775 click here There still remained the task of gaining the approval of each colony to a formal declaration of separation. There was common agreement that the Continental Congress should take no such definitive step as independence without first receiving explicit instructions from the colonies. But the Congress daily heard of the establishment of other new extralegal colonial governments and of delegates being authorized to vote for independence. At the same time, the predominance of radicals in the Congress increased as they extended their correspondence, bolstered weak committees, and fired patriot minds with stirring resolutions. < Previous Page * Next Page > for From Revolution to Reconstruction - an .HTML project. Last update: 2025-2-25 time: 11:39 © 1994- 2007. All rights reserved. Department of Humanities Computing |