Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence in June of 1776
The English would tax the colonists for things like Tea and Stamps to pay off the debt from the French and Indian War. When the colonists asked for less harsher taxes, the English ignored them.
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I'm not sure if this is 100% true, but its probably because slaves had less harsh daily work compared to other slaves because of their connection to the slave owner or if they were lighter skinned. I heard that light skinned slaves were better treated(but still suffered of course) but had less harsh works and were sent to clean the houses. I'm not 100% sure about this though
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