THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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to repair the colonies’ relationship with Great Britain
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to list the grievances the colonists had against Great Britain and why they were declaring independence
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create a system of government for the American colonies
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reply to a letter from the British Parliament
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Detailed explanation-1: -List of Grievances. The list of 27 complaints against King George III constitute the proof of the right to rebellion. Congress cast “the causes which impel them to separation” in universal terms for an international audience.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main purpose of America’s Declaration of Independence was to explain to foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain. The Revolutionary War had already begun, and several major battles had already taken place.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most famous is their grievance of taxation without representation. Several tax acts, including the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Sugar Act, had been levied upon the colonists in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War.