MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Power
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Money
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Freedom
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -They had to pay high taxes to the king. They felt that they were paying taxes to a government where they had no representation. They were also angry because the colonists were forced to let British soldiers sleep and eat in their homes. The 13 original states.
Detailed explanation-2: -On October 26, 1775, King George III speaks before both houses of the British Parliament to discuss growing concern about the rebellion in America, which he viewed as a traitorous action against himself and Great Britain.
Detailed explanation-3: -While the reigns of George I and II had been marked by a royal detachment from the administration of American colonies, King George III asserted his claim on the colonies strenuously. The king saw the relationship of Britain and America as that of a parent to a child.
Detailed explanation-4: -[ This description is from the project: Coming of the American Revolution ] King George III issued this Proclamation on 23 August 1775, in response to the arrival of William Penn in England, carrying Congress’s petition for independence. This action officially declared the colonies to be in a state of rebellion.