Because of the german refuse too stop the submarines restriction policy which kept blowing up our ships.
Overpopulation in some areas especially cities. Tenements were built which packed large amounts of people together. This increased disease. Cities also did not have proper police, fire fighters, hospitals, schools, or sewers. This would cause constant outbreaks. Finally, much pollution.
The author of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson.
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The British government's position was that Parliament's authority was unlimited, while the American position was that colonial legislatures were coequal with Parliament and outside of its jurisdiction.