Which event took place at about the same time as the signing of the Declaration? British victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill

transport of Fort Ticonderoga cannons

departure of 32,000 troops from Britain

publication of Common Sense

Correct answer is departure of 32,000 troops from Britain .

Explanation:

Transport of Fort Ticonderoga cannons , as these cannons that were later used during the siege of Boston were transported between November of 1775 and January of 1776.

Departure of 32,000 troops from Britain  is correct as this were the troops that came in the summer of 1776, led mostly by admiral Howe.

British victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill  is not the correct as this was the first large battle of the war that happened in June of 1775.

Publication of Common sense is not the correct answer as Thomas Paine published it on January 10, 1776.

As we know Declaration was published on July, 4th of 1776.

an era of negotiation.

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