1. Declaration of Independence
Under British rule, the colonists were denied these simple rights and were forced to coincide with the Parliamentary laws. ... Another such act was the Tea Act, which essentially gave the near bankrupt British East India Company a monopoly in the trade of tea (www.thedeclarationofindependence.com). ... The colonist were not represented in the English Parliament thus having no say in any of the acts and laws passed that impacted their lives. ...
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