Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waJuly 4, 1776, zuva rimwe chetero rakaziviswa rusununguko kubva kuGreat Britain nemakoloni gumi namatatu,
Continental Congress yakadoma dare rokutanga kugadzira Chisimbiso Chikuru, kana kuti chiratidzo chenyika, nokuda kwenyika. Kufanana nemamwe marudzi, United States yaida chiratidzo chepamutemo chouchangamire kuti isimbise uye isimbise (kana kuti kusaina) zvibvumirano zvenyika dzakawanda nokutengeserana. Zvakatora makore matanhatu, matare matatu, uye mipiro yavarume gumi navana Congress isati yagamuchira pakupedzisira mufanikiso (uyo waibatanidza zvinhu zvakarongedzerwa nomumwe nomumwe wamakomiti matatu) muna 1782.