North American colonist were Surprisingly able to gain their independence from a strong country; Great britain. British began the war knowing they had the best army and navy in the world. Some Colonist opposed British policies insisting that it isn't workable and many feared britain.
The Continental Congress began to pass measures abolishing British authority in the colonies. They created a army, declared war, and issued its own currency. It had functions of a legitimate government both financial and military. In January 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense, an influential political pamphlet that convincingly argued for American independence and sold more than 150,000+ copies in just a few months. In the spring of 1776, support for independence