Several countries have declared independence from colonial masters, as opposed to gaining a negotiated independence. Two that come to mind are Rhodesia and the USA.
France. When they went through their own revolution, they looked mat the U.S. And saw a weak group of people fighting big Britain, and it gave them hope.
the declaration of independence was basically a letter to the king from america saying that they want their freedom, reiteration a lot of ideas and philosophies stated by John Locke, the bulk of it...