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While many delegates to the Continental Congress wanted to retain ties with Great Britain, the events listed below eventually convinced most of the delegates that independence would be the only solution to protect the rights of the colonists. The slow but steady erosion of British control over the American Colonies. Pontiac’s Rebellion and the Proclamation of 1763. The Sugar Act of 1764 The Stamp Act of 1765 and the Stamp Act Congress in the colonies. Colonial virtual representation versus actual representation in Parliament. The Boston Massacre, 1770. The Gaspee Affair, 1772 The Tea Act of 1773 and the Boston Tea Party. The Intolerable (Coercive) Acts, 1774. The Battles of Lexington and Concord.

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