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Reasons That the Colonies Went to War With England VS 5a

Reasons That the Colonies Went to War With England VS 5a. The English Viewpoint. The King ran England’s government. Parliament: The legislative branch of England’s government.

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Reasons That the Colonies Went to War With England VS 5a

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  1. Reasons That the Colonies Went to War With EnglandVS 5a

  2. The English Viewpoint • The King ran England’s government. • Parliament: The legislative branch of England’s government. • Parliament believed that they should run the government in the colonies, and that the colonists should have to pay taxes.

  3. The Colonist Viewpoint • There were 13 colonies at the time of the Revolution. • The Committees of Correspondence allowed communication between them. • Colonists believed that they should get to run their own government, and that they should not have to pay taxes to England.

  4. Taxation in the Colonies • Taxation Money that people have to pay to the government. • The Stamp Act was put on the colonies by Parliament and taxed anything made on paper. • Colonists boycotted, or refused to buy, paper goods from England. • Colonists wanted to have a say in the way the government was run, or representation, if they had to pay taxes.

  5. Declaration of Independence • Written by Thomas Jefferson. • Said people should run their own government, not the king. • Said people should be able to find “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”. • Liberty: Synonym for Freedom

  6. Other Vocabulary to Know Militia: An army made up of volunteers that usually have little or no military training.

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