Although the first shots were fired in 1775 and the Declaration was signed in 1776, the war against a transnational corporation and the nation that used it to extract wealth from its colonies had just begun.
Kahit na ang unang shot ay fired sa 1775 at ang Pahayag na naka-sign in 1776, ang digmaan laban sa isang transnational korporasyon at sa bansa na ginamit ito i-extract kayamanan mula sa colonies nito ay lamang nagsimula na.