American+ColonistsAB

On July 4th, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. This officially separated the American Colonists from under the power of the Bristish crown. __//**The American colonists separated because there was no represtentation from the colonists and this led to unfair taxing and large amounts of troops in the major settlement areas**//__

The colonists believed in no taxation wihout representation. However that was not the issue they felt was being neglected. The colonists felt that the laws and taxes that were passed only affected them. They felt that even after helping out in the French and Indian War they felt that they were being punished with ridiculous laws. Laws like the Sugar Act and the Currency Act were difficult to enforce and it took more troops and money to make sure these laws were being followed. Later there were more laws passed that were unnessessary, laws such as the Stamp Act and the Tea Act made the colonists extremely angry and they started to stand up to the British. One rebelious group called the Sons of Liberty went dressed as Mohicans to the Boston Harbor and dumped hundreds of pounds of tea into the water after the Coercive Acts were passed. This resulted in severe punishment including the Boston Harbor being closed down until the tea was paid for, The Writs of Assistance being put back in order, the charter of Massachusetts beign taken away, and the Martial Laws in Boston.

The British sent massive amounts of troops to the colonies. There was a harsher quartering act established where the soldiers could actually evict families from their homes if they wanted. The British soldiers were rude to the people and demanding to the people whose houses they were staying in. The King back in Engalnd held trials for the soldiers that commited crimes and in prooved that they could get away with anything. The people did not like, but they dealt with the soldiers until they went over the edge. Later on the Boston Massacre occured injuring and killing many people. After the Massacre the British could invade the privacy of the citizens and stay in their houses as they pleased at any time for any reason.