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Even though the last colony had failed King james was eager to start another.
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The french and Indian war proved extremely expensive. Parliament put a series of taxs on the new colonies
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Parliament authorized the Tea act, which taxed all tea going to the colonies. The Colonists were so angry that they decided to dump all the tea in the water
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After the purchase of Louisiana in 1803 Thomas Jefferson wanted people to explore the land