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After winning the French & Indian War, Colonists began to move west into their newly claimed land. However, before they could settle, King George set the Proclamation Line, preventing colonists to move forward and also preventing conflicts with Native Americans. This angered colonists and gave them the idea that King George didn't want them to grow, only as a way to profit.

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A tax was set on all sugar/molasses products imported to the colonies. This started to simmer more anger.

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Placed duties on goods the colonists imported like glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea - only angered them further

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This act required colonists to pay a tax on most forms of paper and documentation, even playing cards. The colonists boycotted British goods in retaliation.

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Colonists started to riot and harass British soldiers until shots we're fired into the crowd. Five men we're killed when the British men "thought they we're being fired upon." This enraged colonists.

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Following the Tea Act, a tax set on import duty of tea for the colonists, The Sons Of Liberty disguised themselves and boarded ships of tea and threw the crates overboard to protest parliament. They stated "no taxation without representation" The British responded harshly, considering this to be an act of treason and passed acts to take some of the colonies basic rights, further strained the relationship to the colonies.

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Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) - 1774 

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Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) - 1774 

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A series of laws to punish colonists for the Boston Tea party. The acts took away some of the colonists basic rights. The colonies joined together and they decided they wanted British government to change the laws. This made them boycott ALL British goods and to stop trade.

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A law which required people to supply food, water, fuel, transportation, and more to soldiers stationed in their towns. This only frustrated the colonists by pushing their boundaries more.

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Author at the time, Thomas Paine, wrote a small piece about why he thinks America should be independent, using some of John Locke's ideas. The book was a hit, selling around 500,000 copies. By the spring half the delegates to the Second Continental Congress also wanted independence.

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After "Common Sense" was published, majority of the Second Continental Congress agreed with Thomas Paines views and decided they wanted to do something. They collectively decided they wanted to be free and with the help of Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independance was born. On July 4, 1776 was approved and presented.