MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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The King of England required the colonists to become economically self-sufficient
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Protests against British colonial policies gradually led to demands for independence
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The independence movement began soon after the founding of the Plymouth Colony
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The movement for independence was equally strong in all of the colonies
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Detailed explanation-1: -By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence.
Detailed explanation-2: -On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, introduced this resolution in the Second Continental Congress proposing independence for the American colonies. In the early 1770s, more and more colonists became convinced that the British Parliament intended to take away their freedom.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Taxation Acts, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts were the four main causes that lead to the American Revolution.