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The American Declaration of Independence in 1776 was caused by the British…

- - - - on the opposit of old tax that had higher prices but was never enforced, the new tax had lower but was always enforced
        
        this law served Britain's interest as it permited them to regain money after Seven years war in 1763
  - - - British had the monopoly on tea trade
        
        even though the tea would be cheaper, colonists rejected underlying principles
    - - Sons of Liberty dressed as Mowhawk Indians representing unconquerable liberty
      - shipped loads of tea into the sea
        
        June 1774: Parliament response to the “Intolerable Acts”
        Boston Harbor closed until destroyed tea was paid for
- - - - from British pov: keep colonists away from Native American lands
      - from American pov: keep colonists restricted to the coast and therefore keep them away and dependent from Great Britain
  - - - contributed the empire through undirect taxes such as customs duties
      - British pov: use revenue to protect 13 colonies American pov: colonists didn't believe it Britain controlled all North America
        
        "no taxation without representation" money extracted from the American without their consent
        
        no stamp eventually, so short-term cause but American's distrust grew
        
        BUT in 1767 Declaratory Act
        
        tax colonies in all cases
  - - - inflamed hostilities and intansified revolutionary sentiment among the colonists