Creating a Strong National Government

By dhruv5

  • England Government

    England believed the parliament should represent English citizens and colonists

  • Colonists Ability to Trade

    England let the colonists to only trade with England

  • No Taxation without Representation

    England taxed the colonists without their representatives approving the tax in an argument called “No taxation without Representation”

  • First Continental Congress

    Delegates from the 12 colonies met in Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress to cut off trade with England.

  • Common Sense

    Thomas Paine wrote the phamplet "Common Sense" to argue about Independence, which changed many people's minds.

  • American Revolution