Early Congresses: Early America (Primary Source Readers)
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- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 15
- Edition
- Ill
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
As Great Britain taxed the colonists without representation, the colonists became angry. Groups of men in the colonies began writing to each other about this unfair treatment. These spirited men became the first congress and led the colonies to declare their independence.
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