The history of American government starts several year before there was even an American government with a series of events mainly between the British colonies and Great Britain developing into problems that would cause a change of power to the colonists themselves. ... To add insult to injury the colonists were progressively being taxed more for reasons deemed by Great Britain, on of which was the ever so protective military. ... With the ideas of revolution stirring the first continental congress was formed and met in 1774 and discussed their impending relationship with Great Britain. ...

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