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Taxation was the political issue after the French & Indian War. American revolutionary rebels say The Proclamation Line, The Quartering Act and The Quebec Act mean war!

John Dickinson wrote 12 letters that ignited American imagination, inspired Members of Parliament to denounce taxation without representation, and exposed hidden taxes.

Taxation without representation and the East India Company trade monopoly were two important causes of the Boston Tea Party.

In a letter to common people, John Dickinson explains the Townshend Act, proving that taxation without consent is slavery and virtual representation is most contemptible.

The Boston Tea Party is well known. But each colonial port faced the same tea problem. Philadelphia resolved the situation peacefully without compromise.

Revenue Act of 1764 (Molasses Act): George Grenville created a law that nullified "no taxation without representation" which British Constitution opposed - William Pitt

John Dickinson explained the difference between internal taxes (Stamp Act) and external taxes (Townshend Acts) showing ANY taxation without representation was wrong!

Anyone who has studied American history has heard of the Stamp Act. But what was this fuss all about, was it really so important, and what were those stamps anyway?

British trade restrictions, economic control, and the imposing of martial law in America clashed with the colonies' tradition of self-governance, leading to war.

The hard-working farmers in the northern portion of Carolina scoff at the Aristocrats that attempt to force upon them taxation without representation.

Although the purpose of the 1765 Stamp Act was to raise revenue, the focus on the act was on shipping and trade and not revenues collected from other printed matter.

The British Parliament's tax on tea was hated by the colonies. Resistance began in port cities, with the Sons of Liberty playing a major part.

The spirit that prompted the Boston Tea Party in 1773 has resurfaced in the wake of bailouts and spending packages as citizens nationwide take to the streets on April 15t

The National Archives has partnered with a Florida teacher to produce an online lesson plan featuring documents and images for teaching about the Revolutionary War.

As a shipping magnet and community leader, Paul Cuffee helped influence American colonial perspectives on how people of color should be accepted and treated in society.

This idea rounds out a History unit in Social Studies homeschooling programs and lets homeschoolers see how Colonists really felt about taxation without representation.

These words; "Give me liberty of give me death" and "English Liberties" united the ideas of Liberty and Freedom, inspiring the social causes of the American Revolution!

America had many "Founding Fathers". Yet, each one was inspired by a revolution with origins in social, political, economic and religious ideas and values.

The Whiskey Rebellion represented the first serious challenge to the authority of the newly formed central government and thus demanded a decisive response.

Money problems, an outdated social system and the influence of the American Revolution all played a role in the start of the French Revolution.

The Kings Advocate-General in Massachusetts resigns political post to defend British Liberty, firing the first verbal shot heard round the world of the Revolutionary War!

Rebellion against a whiskey tax tested the new U.S. Constitution and set the precedent for future conflicts between Americans and their government.

The series of events in the 1790s, which pitted federalists against anti-federalists, sometimes called the Whiskey Rebellion, was the epilogue to the Revolution.

The 2nd Continental Congress sought reconciliation with Great Britain. But on July 6, 1775 it passed a declaration saying it was necessary to fight their mother country.

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George Washington faced many problems as the first executive in the constitutional era. Survival of the nation was the biggest. Europe expected America to fail.

Instead of just complaining amongst themselves, French citizens took up a battle cry to create change in government and society.

Director, photographer and artist Sveva Costa Sanseverino talks about her vision, her life, Obama and the future of art.

"There is no trouble so great or grave that it cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea." (Bernard-Paul Heroux)

Taking a card from the deck of the founding fathers, many political activists across the U.S. are gathering in Tea Parties to protest higher taxes and government spending

The actual fight for independence began with the first act of "taxation without representation" and the perceived foul treatment of the Colonists at the British hands.

Samuel Adams was able to gain the support of many through his influential political writings.