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The Albany Plan of Union was created by Benjamin Franklin to create a confederation. The king did not alow this to happen.
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Colonists were protesting the British government. The British soliders wanted to break up the protest, and in the end killing five colonists.
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The King decided to tax tea, known as the Tea Act. Boston colonists refused to pay the tax, and dressed as indians and dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor.
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On September 5, 1774, soon to be my birthday several decades later, the First Continental Congress was held. They met in Philadelphia to pass the Intolerable Acts.
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A year after the First Continental Congress they meet once again. This time a delegate from each colony attended to manage warfare, start working towards the Declaration, and making formal treaties.
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The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration, which announced the independence from Britain. It was writen mostly by Thomas Jefferson, and first signed by John Hancock.
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The Articles of Confederation was a plan to unite the colonies. This created a unicameral congress, which ment each state had a delegate with one vote and could make war, treaties, ect. The Articles could not tax or regulate interstate commerce though.
