said that Britain was trying to cut them off from western expansion. This resulted in the First Continental Congress in September of 1774 (King, McRae, Zola 95) Almost every colony sent a representative, except for Georgia. At this meeting they came up with several ways to get back at Britain. They demanded that the Intolerable Acts be stopped. They also made a Declaration of Rights and formed a Continental Association. The meeting was over in October and they decided to meet again on May 10 of 1775. In early April of 1775 was the first clash between patriot soldiers and British soldiers. It was the beginning of Americas road to independence. For nearly a decade Great Britain taxed and bullied the colonies. They took away their rights and morals by setting strict regulations in which they had to live by. It was not fair for the millions of residents that the colonies had. They finally had enough and decided that in order to be free and happy, they needed to be separate from Great Britain. America had also developed their own identify as a new culture that was extremely different from England. They needed to be separate. These many acts and reactions is what led up to Americas War for Independence....
