History and government of the United States, for evening schools . colonists in the year 1775 were not seek-ing independence from England, bnt had deter-mined to secure the right of self-government, w^hich means theright of each citizen to vote for his choice of rulers and of hidependence. — After a year of fighting, amajority of the people came to see that, as a military necessity,a new nation must be formed here. In 1776 Congress published HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY 66 the Declaration of Independence (pp. 101-104), which statedthe reasons why the colonies could no
History and government of the United States, for evening schools . colonists in the year 1775 were not seek-ing independence from England, bnt had deter-mined to secure the right of self-government, w^hich means theright of each citizen to vote for his choice of rulers and of hidependence. — After a year of fighting, amajority of the people came to see that, as a military necessity,a new nation must be formed here. In 1776 Congress published HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY 66 the Declaration of Independence (pp. 101-104), which statedthe reasons why the colonies could no longer endure the rule ofGeorge III, his ministers, and Parliament. 37. Early Progress of the War. — In1775 was fought the great battle ofBunker Hill, near Boston, in which thecolonists, though defeated, showed theEnglish that they were stubborn after this great battle. GeneralGeorge Washington took command of thearmy and was its leader until the closeof the war. In 1776 a great victorj?- was won onChristmas night ] at Trenton, NewJersey, over. Liberty Bell
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