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So In 1765, Britain passed the Stamp Act, which forced colonists to put expensive tax stamps on all legal docments, as well as newspapers,calendars, and almanaces.
As soon as the Stamp Act was gone, the British passed the Declaratory Act saying that the colonies were dependent on the king and declaring that all laws passed in the colonies had no effect. As if that weren't bad enough, Britain also passed the Townshend Recenue Act, taxing things it knew the colonists couldn't make for themselves: paint, glass, paper, lead, and tea. On top of that, the Quartering Acts of 1765 and 1774 forced certain colonists to let British troops live in their houses.
On July 4, 1776, the colonists finally decided there was only one solution: self-government! On July 4, 1774, the colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing that the United States was free from Great Britain.

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