America declared independence on July 4th 1776, although America was not united when it begun, it soon became united through common hard-times and great leaders. America was discovered and settled by many different cultures and all of the cultures clashed from the start. After studying the colonies I have come to the conclusion that the "glue" that held them together was made up of: religious bonding, leadership abilities, their economic situations, the lack of communication with …showed first 75 words of 778 total…

…showed last 75 words of 778 total…taxed to death, they had enough. The colonist finally choose sides and went to war. On April 19th, 1775 the first shots of the American Revolution were fired and the war lasted until July 4th 1776 when Independence was claimed. In the end the colonist finally "glued" together and won their freedom and went on to start a country that promoted the freedom of man. One common goal shared by all Americans was the right to freedom.