USA independence
Independence
Boston tea party
Continental Congress
Causes
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Many want free trade.
They don't like the actions of the British government.
The colonists did not want to pay a lot of taxes to the king.
Taxes were increased for this protest.
On December 16, 1773, a group of Protestants disguised themselves as Indians and went in 3 boats with tea and threw it overboard in protest.
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1774 | FIRST CONGRESS
Delegates of the 13 colonies
In Philadelphia to organize resistance to the Intolerable Acts
1775 | SECOND CONGRESS
Delegates of the 13 colonies
In Philadelphia soon after the American Revolutionary War started.
The Continental Army was created under commading of George Washington
American Revolution
The battle began in Lexington and Concord, so it begins with George Washington taking command of the American colonies and William Howe as leader of the British army.
Declaration of independence
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The right to independence for the American colonies to separate from Great Britain by Thomas Jefferson in July 4th, 1776.