Junior Science Refresher this is science magazine in india published this article page no 64 the messenger was sent on his way to tell the kings officials to prepare papers that would lead the way to american independence and just as an afterthought he also sent a message to parliament to inform them of his declaration of american independence. matters of state moved quite slowly those days but by january of 1776 the british officials had prepared a paper entitled the british route to american independence. armed with this historic document the kings messenger set off for what the king now regarded as his former american colonies. this was no instant messenger. the british and french had not yet been on friendly enough terms for the concorde to have been born so it was down to a long and arduous journey by ship. the messenger arrived on american soil several weeks later carrying the british route to american independence. local british representatives were briefed on the kings instructions. there was no such thing as a photocopier in those days so there were just two handwritten copies of this historic document. one was to be retained by the kings messenger the other to be given to the leader of the colonists. the most common means of communication then was still word of mouth and that was to lead to a turn of events that has irrevocably altered non-history. not only was communication verbal but it was slow. the virus that had afflicted the vocal chords of colonists had already affected the pronunciation of route. what was root in the kings english had become rout (as in out) in those affected by this mystery virus. so as news of the kings declaration began to leak the initial chatter in american quarters became about the british rout to american independence junior science refresher magazine subscription.
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