What steps do you think Americans needed to take to protect their newly acquired independence

At the level of principle, the goals of the American Revolution were outlined in the Declaration of Independence of 1776. More specifically, patriots fought the revolution in order to: 1) become an independent nation; 2) create a new system of self-governance;3) claim equal rights for all citizens and establish the rule of law required for that to be meaningful; 4) gain independent membership in the European state system; and 5) rid themselves of tyranny.

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