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When did American claim independence from Great Britain and how?

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July 4th 1776 they went to war with Britain America did and they wanted freedom this was called the America revolution.
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July 4, 1776

By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence.

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