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Sending Red coats to the states
Great Britain sent red coats to the states, for the colonist were not paying taxes. The colonist were not happy for they were harassing them and making them pay there taxes. (https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript) -
Boston Massacre
The boston massacre happened in one of the streets of boston when the colonist were rioted for their rights. The red coats were holding back the colonist, and a colonist threw a rock that hit a red coat and the red coats were ordered not to fire but the roat coats got very angry and opened fire on the colonist killing 5 colonist. -
Britain Taxes the colonist
Great britain was broke after the war so they started to tax the colonist and blamed it on then for they took their money for the war.(https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript) -
Boston Tea party
The colonist were not happy for great britain started taxing them even after they won the war and had no money. So the colonist went to the harbor and dumped all the tea into the harbor making Great Britain very mad. (https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript) -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration was written by Thomas Jefferson and stated the reasons why america is declaring its independence from Great Britain. It stated the positive reasons for being independent and the reasons why Great Britain is making them want to become independent. (https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript)