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- - - - the British Parliament made decisions about taxes and other issues related to the colonies. However, Great Britain refused to allow the colonies to be represented in Parliament.
    - - by this time there was a wealthy colonial bourgeoisie who wanted the freedom to trade without the interference of Great Britain.
    - - the colonists were familiar with Enlightenment thinking about liberty and equality. These ideas became the basis for the independence movement.
    - - in which Great Britain fought against France for control of the territory that today forms part of Canada
        
        Although Great Britain won the war, George III increased taxes on products such as tea, sugar and lead in order to pay his war debts
    - - There were various protests, such as the 1773 Boston Tea Party
        
        in which a group of colonists threw a cargo of tea into the sea in Boston
- - - - liberty
      - equality
  - - - Separation of powers:
        
        Congress
        
        the legislative branch
        
        Supreme Court
        
        the judicial branch
        
        The president
        
        the executive branch
      - Rights: citizens were free and equal before the law
        
        Despite this, slavery continued to be legal
      - Popular sovereignty: this was expressed through male suffrage
        
        However, only white men with a certain amount of property could vote
      - Type of government:
        
        federal republic
- - - - On 4 July 1776 the Continental Congress proclaimed the Declaration of Independence
    - - As a result, the two sides were more closely matched in military terms. This led to a ceasefire