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Why did the Founding Fathers write the Declaration of Independence?

By kourtneycharlotte

  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act
    One of the first tariffs placed on colonists by England. Increased price of molasses.

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    Tax placed on stamps. Made colonists very angry!

  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act
    Soldiers housed in colonists homes.

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    Tensions arose between soldiers and colonists, shots were fired in a crowd and many colonists were killed in the streets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ee1RAhDm3w

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cT_Z0KGhP8

  • The Tea Act

  • The First Continental Congress Meets

    After Intolerable Acts passed, influential men met to discuss what to do.

  • Declaration of Independence Signed

    Declared independence from England.