Which of the following best summarizes issues surrounding the Revolution era? A. After fighting at Lexington and Concord, Americans were soon able to sign a treaty ending the Revolution and wrote the Articles of Confederation to help define the role of George Washington as the new President.

B. As Americans grew angrier about the actions of Parliament, they wrote the Articles of Confederation explaining their reasons for protesting British actions and wanting to establish a new system of government in the Americas.

C. Americans decided to officially declare independence so that other nations might help them fight the British, and that decision created the need for writing the Articles of Confederation as a plan of government.

D. When Thomas Jefferson and others wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776, they were responding to British victories at Saratoga and Valley Forge as they tried to justify reasons for choosing to fight the British.