American Revolution

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and it is from this violent uproar that the United States of America was born. The �thirteen� colonies which would later become the Unites States of America were originally colonies of Great Britain. By the time that the took place, the citizens of these colonies were beginning to grow weary with Britain�s rule. Rebellion and discontent were rampant.. The main reason for their revolt against England was the taxation issue. The reaction against taxation was often violent and the most powerful and articulate groups in population rose against the taxation. Then in October of 1765, colonial representatives met on their own for the first time and decided to mobilize forces against their Mother country. From this point on, events reached the point of no return for the colonies. In December of 1773, the Boston Tea Party occurred as a direct response to the much-hated Tea Act. In 1774, the First Continental Congress met and formed and began to raise issues which would later stimulant ...

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