What events led the Continental Congress (and Americans in general) to support a

Question: What events led the Continental Congress (and Americans in general) to support a break from England!?
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The Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and general taxation without representation in Parliament of England!. Early america began making more money than the GDP of England and so we started supporting England and its ventures!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

First, there was the problem of no emigration policy from England which lead to a serious problem of over crowding in the coastal communities of the colonies!. They tried repeatedly to push into the Ohio River Valley -- which was owned by the French and the Native Indians, but the king had produced the Proclamation of 1763, which forbid such westward movement!. And then, there was the French and Indian/Seven Year's War, fought by the British and the Americans to remove the French from the North American continent!. The British sent the bill to the colonies and the colonists balked!. By this point in time, the birth rate in the colonies was four times that of England and as pointed out by an earlier poster, their ability to make money (Gross Domestic Product) had seriously out paced that of England!. It was now to the point that the colonies were supporting England (financially) and not the other way around!. With all of this in mind, the colonists wanted a local representative government -- the House of Burgesses represented the crown, not the people, and they wanted a direct audience with the crown!. They did not want to answer to Parliament!. Both of these things were denied them, leading to the taxation without due representation complaint!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Taxation without representation, etc!.

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