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In response to the recently-passed Stamp Act, colonial delegates decided that only the colonial assemblies themselves had the right to tax Americans.
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taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and paint entering the colonies, the profits from which were to be used to pay salaries of the royal colonial governers
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When an unruly mob of colonists taunted a patrol of British troops with rocks and snowballs, redcoats fired back in an episode of chaos and confusion that supposedly commenced after the guards heard the order to fire.
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In response to the Tea Act passed earlier that year, angry Bostonian colonists masqueraded as Indians and tossed hundreds of chests of British tea overboard three vessels.
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Prepared for possible British retaliation for Colonial resistence to taxed imports, delegates called upon all colonies to raise and train local militias.
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Raised armies, directed strategy, appointed diplomats, and adopted the Declaration of Independence
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Proclaimed American independence from Britain and listed grievances as evidence of George III's tyranny
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Intended to severely limit the power of the central government, these articles only made the new country a confusing place. Congress had no power to tax, raise troops, regulate interstate commerce, &c, and Americans were unsure how to effectively divide power.
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The British recognized American independence and defined the borders of the United States as along Canada to the north, the Mississippi to the west, and Spanish Florida to the south.
