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The war ends however England is now in debt so they start taxing the colonies.

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It was a tax on paper and other good caused by the debt that England had after fighting the French Indian war.

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It was a law that required all troops that were stationed in the colonies to be provided with everything by the colonies. People were confused why they would send troops after the war was over.

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Delegates from every state except Georgia met and discussed their rights as citizens. They decided that they couldn't be taxed without representation in parliament.

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After the many protests King George Repealed the act but he also passed the Declaratory Act.

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It said that all power to tax and make laws were controlled by Britain and no colony could make any law without the permission of the King.

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A riot occurred and 5 people were shot and killed by British soldiers.

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After the Boston Massacre the colonists were mad so Britain took away most of the taxes on goods except tea.

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To make more money Britain declared that the East India Trading company were the only merchants allowed to sell tea in the colonies.

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Because the colonists were angered at the Tea Act some colonists decided to dress up as Indians and dump all of the tea on a ship into the Boston Bay.

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This act shut down the Boston harbor until the debt from all the tea had been repaid

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every state except Georgia sent delegates to the first continental Congress where they discussed everything Britain had been doing. In this meeting they created the declaration of rights that they sent to the king.

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The first battles of the war take place.

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They met to draft the Declaration of Independence.

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1776- The Declaration of Independence was signed 

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1776- The Declaration of Independence was signed 

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This was the formal declaration the the United States was separating from Britain.