Great Britain and her colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar on September 14, 1752. The previous day was September 2.
Because Britain was charging outrageous taxes on everyday things to pay of the king's debts.
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to raise money
1763
in 1763
The main reason for the separation of the colonies from Great Britain was taxes and tariffs. Taxes on sugar, tea and other goods were placed upsetting the colonists. The royal proclamation of 1763 limited the colonist's western expansion past the Appalachian mountains, intensifying the outrage of the American colonists.
After the French and Indian War, the British had spent so much money they were in debt, so they decided one way to get money was to tax the colonists. the colonists never had to pay much taxes before and didn't have a representative in Parliament to address their concerns. That is why they made such a deal about paying all the new taxes the king put on.
In Great Britain
Historically, there were great Empires, for example, the Roman Empire. Later, England became a giant Empire. The British Empire made colonies in various parts of the world. After Christopher Columbus found the New World, England had more land to colonize and make natives in those lands their "subjects". The land now called The United States of America was originally fought over by several countries, including France and Britain. After the French and Indian War, Britain became the nearly sole ruler of the land. The Crown of England began taxing and taxing subjects here, but the colonists were fed up. This led to The Revolutionary War, one of the steps taken to declaring independence from Britain.
it began in Great Britain in the 1700s