How did britain respond to the declaration of independence?

a lot of people were happy but some places not so much like Britain got so angry that they started the Boston tea party

the us constitution is a living document, meaning that it can be changed over time as the country changes.

the emancipation proclamation was the aim of the war change to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the u.s. was passed on december 6th 1865.

as promised, lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so with success from the union military advance. on september 22nd 1862, after a victory at antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary emancipation proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of january 1st 1863.