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Independence of United States

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Time Line of the independence declaration of United States
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George III from England, to deal with the deficit of the British Treasure, promulgated the “Stamp Law”, which created a new tax on legal printed documents in the American Colonies.

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The protests from the settlers against the “Stamp Law” started.

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George III saw the magnitude of the protests, thus he yielded and the “Stamp Law” was canceled.

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George III made a new attempt to get money from British colonies.

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British troops of reinforcement landed in America trying to get the accomplishment of the law of 1965, thus the settlers were forced to house and maintain the British troops.

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The opposition of American settlers to the British policies reached its climax in Boston, there was an incident called Boston Massacre.

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A group of settlers disguised as Indians made an assault that is known as the Boston Tea-Party. Thus George III decided to close the port of Boston to Commercial Traffic.

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First Continental Congress in Philadelphia to declare the “Taxpayer Rights”. 1

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• First Armed Incident in Lexington.

• The settlers resisted several attacks from the British troops.

• Second Continental Congress, George Washington is appointed Comander of the Rebel Militia.

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George Washington forced the British General, Gage, to leave Boston.

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The Congress of Philadelphia approved the Declaration of Independence drafted by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin.

4th. Of july

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