Many factors contributed to the eventual rebellion of Americans against British rule in 1776. The most important cause for rebellion was the restriction of civil liberties on the colonists. The British government enforced acts such as the Writs of Assistance and the Quartering Act. Both of these were highly criticized and colonists challenged the constitutionality of these acts. The fact that colonists believed their civil rights were being violated, their arguments not being heard, and that their
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