1. Taxation without representation: The colonists were required to pay taxes to England, but did not have any say in how those taxes were spent or how the government was run. This was seen as unjust by the colonists, who argued that they should have representation in the British Parliament.
2. The Stamp Act of 1765: This act required colonists to pay a tax on all paper goods, which was met with widespread protest. The colonists argued that this was an unfair tax and that they should not be taxed without their consent.
3. The Boston Massacre of 1770: When British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five, it further escalated tensions between the colonies and England.
4. The Tea Act of 1773: This act gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies. The colonists were angry that the company would be able to sell tea without paying taxes, and this led to the Boston Tea Party in December 1773, in which colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.
These were just some of the causes that led to the war between the colonists and England. The war lasted from 1775 to 1783, and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, which recognized the United States as an independent country.