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Required all European goods bound for America to be shipped through England firt.
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The war was the product of an imperial struggle. It was between the French and English and was over colonial territory and wealth.
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Pushed through a British victory in the Seven Years’ War. He led England’s successful resistance to Revolutionary and Napoleonic France.
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Every newspaper, pamphlet, and other public and legal document had to have a Stamp, or British seal, on it. The stamp costed money any people got mad about it because they didin't think they should be paying for something they always did for free.
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American Colonists dumped tea in the ocean because they were told that they could only buy tea from the East India Trading company and had to pay high taxes for the tea (Tea Act).
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Delegates from each colony, but Georgia discussed the current situation with Britain including the Intolerable Acts, which the British Parliament had imposed on Boston as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
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All thirteen colonies were represented this time because Georgia joined. This congress acted like a government , printing its own money, getting loans, and raising money.
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The thirteen colonies in the America's had been at war with Britain for around a year when the Second Continental Congress decided it was time for the colonies to officially declare their independence. This meant that they were breaking away from British rule. They would no longer be a part of the British Empire and would fight for their freedom. I think they were inspired by the Enlightenment thinkers
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A group of men, called the Framers, met to write the Constitution. They felt a set of rules were needed to govern the country.
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The Bill of Rights was made to insure certain freedoms and rights to the citizens of America. It put limits on what the government could do.
