Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolutionary War with the “shot heard ’round the world” on Lexington Green in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775.
The conflict between Great Britain and her 13 American colonies had been brewing for some time.
Americans viewed themselves as British citizens, and therefore entitled to all the rights that entails, including the exclusive authority to impose taxes through their own legislative bodies.
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The Magna Carta, dating back to 1215, recognized the principle of no taxation without representation.
But in 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which placed a tax on all official documents like court papers and deeds but also included taxes on everyday items like newspapers and playing cards. If Parliament was going to
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