61. Why did the colonists fight the British? • because of high taxes (taxation without representation) • because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) • because they didn’t have self-government 62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? • (Thomas) Jefferson 63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? • July 4,1776 64. There were 13 original states. Name three. • New Hampshire
• Massachusetts • Rhode Island • Connecticut • New York • New Jersey • Pennsylvania
• Delaware • Maryland • Virginia
• North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia
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