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∙ 2009-07-02 20:19:47Great Britain wanted the American colonists to pay taxes on imported goods.
great britain wanted the american colonists to pay taxes on imported goods
The main decision maker was the Continental Congress-- by the way, George Washington wasn't the only general, there were many others.
The American colonists' experiences under British rule were a decisive influence upon the American Founders' decision to add the Bill of Rights to the newly ratified Constitution in 1791. The Second Amendment, for example, was derived from the American experience in the Revolutionary War, where the 'right to bear arms' had nearly been taken from them by the British and in fact proved to be one key factor in the initial successes of the 'Patriot cause' when hostilities formally broke out.
For the colonists could be free
the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was published on July 4, 1776, seventeen months after the outbreak of actual warfare in April, 1775.
How did people's experiences affect their decision to take sides in the American revolution?
Taxation
Great Britain wanted the American colonists to pay taxes on imported goods.
great britain wanted the american colonists to pay taxes on imported goods
He knew lives elude be lost
Britain's decision to tighten its control over the Thirteen Colonies. ^wrong
write the declaration of independence and separate from great Britain.
American colonists grew used to making their own decisions because they were pretty much left alone. Until the British monarch needed money, he did not tax the colonists or send people to govern them.
By the 1770s, American colonists had had enough of British taxation without representation. They made the decision to rebel and become a new nation.
british leaders feared that more fighting would take place on the frontier if colonists kept moving onto american-indian lands.