... Acts (Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, and quartering was enforced). However, Britain was astounded when Boston received sympathy from the other colonies. Enraged, King George III secretly sent General Gage to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, the two ringleaders of the Boston Tea Party, and to seize arsenals at Lexington and Concord. When the secret ... is found out and farmers rush to the cities' defense, George III declares the colonies officially in rebellion. With the motivation of people like Thomas Paine, Richard Henry Lee, Benjami...

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... created the Stamp Act Congress in response to the Stamp Act, which is where they drafted the "Declaration of Rights and Grievances" and sent it to King George III. As a result, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, but did not even notice the Declaration; therefore, it caused the colonies to build stronger relations upon themselves. In addition, the Sons of ... Tea Act. Following, Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts which closed the Boston Port until all the damages that were caused by the incident were resolved. In a letter to Arthur Lee, Richard Henry Lee states the colonies were "mos...

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On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee proposed independence for the American Colonies to the Second Continental Congress. A mere twenty-four days later, Thomas Jefferson's formal statement of independence from England was adopted by the ... the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson used concepts of natural law, guaranteed freedoms, and self-determination to eloquently compile a list of reasons why the American Colonies were revolting from King George III and English rule. Upon hearing the concepts of these basic rights, colonists where frenzied to a put where revolution was the only choice. Th...

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