In order to understand why these founding fathers would go to such lengths to separate themselves from Britain, after all they were committing treason by creating this Declaration, we have to go back in time to the French and Indian War, most commonly known in Europe as the Seven Years War, (1754-1763) and the aftermath. ... Like all wars, there was a price to pay; this one left the British government with a great debt so Parliament turned their attention to the lucrative colonies and began passing acts that increased the colonies taxes and prohibited the settlement beyond the Appalachian Mou...

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