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Increased taxes from the British government after 1760 threatened the interests of merchants and southern planters

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Declaration of Independence

Step-by-step explanation:

  • The main reason for the American Revolution was "no tax without representation".
  • Many colonists were dissatisfied with the laws that levied taxes but were not given the right to say so in government. It was for this reason that the Continental Congress voted to secede
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