Why do you think Americas needed an offcial document to declare independence?

So nobody else would be able to take that away from them since it was official.

Explanation:

abraham lincoln  (february 12, 1809  – april 15, 1865) was an american statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th  president of the united states  from 1861 until  his assassination  in april 1865. lincoln led the nation through the  american civil war, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3]  he preserved the  union,  abolished slavery, strengthened the  federal government, and modernized  the u.s. economy.

age 7 i learned how to ride a bike and skinned my knee

age 10 went on my first vacation to the beach

age 12 got in a car accident with my mom she got whiplash

age 14 i got my first pet and named it ripley

age 16 i got my my first car and it was blue

age 17 got my first job at target

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