1. Bad Relations with Great Britain, the beginning of the end

2. Who ruled the colonies? Great Britain still ruled the colonies BUT
Great Britain was far away (3,000 miles away)

3. What happened?
Colonists took more control of their governments

4. What did the colonists do?
Limit the power of the governors
Passed laws so representatives had “power of the purse” (could control the money)

5. Things get worse… British government still helped protect the colonies
Britain sends soldiers to help during the French and Indian War
Britain wanted the colonies to help pay a lot of money for the war
Britain passed many new taxes for the colonies to pay

6. The colonists respond
The colonists had no representatives in parliament
The colonists could not have a say about the taxes
They felt the taxes were unfair
“No taxation without representation!”
Opposite of what the Magna Carta said
Colonists felt their rights were being taken away
Many colonists refused to pay the taxes

7. Great Britain responds…
Great Britain’s governing body (Parliament) passed laws to punish the colonists

8. Uniting
All the colonies became more and more upset with Great Britain and Parliament
The colonies united to work together