I’m no expert, but she might want to research and see what kind of government the IRA wanted to set up if they were successful in breaking free of British rule. If they wanted a self-governing republic that protected the individual rights of its citizens, that would be similar to the goal of the American colonists. If, however, they wanted to be a state whose loyalty was to the USSR, then they were simply trying to force a switch in allegiance from one foreign ruler to another. She’ll need to find out their stated goals.
1. Washington’s army was under the direction of the Continental Congress. A body properly elected by the colonists.
2. The Declaration of Independence was passed unanimously.
3. Independence was a LAST resort; the only MEANS to achieve the JUST ends specified in the Declaration.
4. Washington and his Generals scrupulously followed the rules of war. His soldiers wore uniforms.