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The Stamp Act of 1765 was when Great Britain attempted to raise revenue in the American Colonies. America was a colony from Great Britain, and that time there was an economic theory called Mercantilism, which states that there is a set amount of wealth in the world, and one country's gain is immediately another country's loss. With this, countries rushed to get as much bullion(physical gold and silver, basically riches) as possible. When the Americas were discovered, colonies were formed to get the resources there. The sole purpose of colonies was to benefit the mother country. Anyways, when Great Britain wanted to raise revenue from their colonies in the Americas, the Americans (colonists) protested. The Stamp Act were heavy handed taxes, and as a result, people rioted in the streets. Now you may be wondering why Britain needed to raise revenue in the first place. The first global conflict was the Seven Year's War, in which France and Great Britain fought. It was costly, and as a result, Great Britain needed money. So, they started to tax their American Colonies. Then, in 1773, Britain imposed the Tea Act, which was basically a new tax. You may know how people dressed up as the Indigenous Americans (They were a group called the Sons of Liberty) and tossed British tea from their ships into the Boston Harbor. As a result, the Intolerable, or Coercive Acts were announced in 1774, expanding the power of the royal governor, curtailed local elections, and closed Boston's harbor. Then in September of 1774, the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia decided not to allow concessions to the Crown of Great Britain anymore. Fighting began the following year in April, in Lexington and Concord. The Second Continental Congress in 1776 adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring the sovereignty of the American states. Later, in 1777, some French volunteers arrived in support. In 1778, France allied itself with America, as well as Spain, the Dutch, declaring war on Great Britain in 1779 and 1780. In 1783 with the Treaty of Paris, Britain recognized the independence of what is now America.
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