Perseverance For Independence

In the book “A Little History of The United States”, James West Davidson analyzes and describes how George Washington and the Continental Army declared the independence of the thirteen colonies from Britain despite holding a lack of authority. In subsequence to the French and Indian War, Britain began imposing significant laws and restrictions on the people of the thirteen colonies such as the Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts; these consequences would lead to a war that defines the power of leadership and the perseverance for independence. At the onset of the American Revolution, the American Colonists had a desire to end the harsh taxation presented by the British, but the presentation of a declaration of complete independence and equality
by Thomas Jefferson consequently induced hope for the colonists to pursue liberty from Britain. Nevertheless, many colonists argued that slaves and symbols of inequality were prevalent throughout the colonies, falsifying the declaration which was drafted by Jefferson; the document proved to be the future vision of the United States. Subsequently, the new aspiration that the Declaration of Independence formed in the search for independence, led George Washington and his insufficient Continental Army into the hands of the British; the colonial army was inferior and revoked any hopes of defeating the formidable Mother. Consequently, George Washington became desperate to show his army that they were capable of winning against the British, collecting his army and outsmarting their mother in the battle of Saratoga; the French gained confidence in the colonial army and created a partnership that would alter the course of the war indefinitely. Although lacking resources and the confidence to achieve, the Continental Army was able to outsmart their adversaries and create a unity that would induce indefinite independence, and the right to Life, Liberty, and Happiness to form a society that is truly Equal and Independent.