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England Government
England believed the parliament should represent English citizens and colonists -
Colonists Ability to Trade
England let the colonists to only trade with England -
No Taxation without Representation
England taxed the colonists without their representatives approving the tax in an argument called “No taxation without Representation” -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from the 12 colonies met in Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress to cut off trade with England. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote the phamplet "Common Sense" to argue about Independence, which changed many people's minds. -
American Revolution