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Colonists were banned from settling to the West of the Appalachian Mountains. " LOL when the government thinks they own you. #freedom"
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The British Government tried to encourage rum production by taxing molasses. "Not paying these taxes #AmIRight #notaxationwithoutrepresentation
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All documents or papers being mailed had to be stamped. This made the colonists pay more money. "@colonists4lyfe rollin' in this cash from all them stamps! #LOL #cry"
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Colonies had to pay for British supplies. New York fought to not have that happen. "@GreatBritain Keep your ratchet supplies in England! #WeDontNeedEm"
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The colonists wrote a document telling the British that their taxes weren't fair. "@GreatBritain these taxes suck #force
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Colonists didn't have to use stamps, but they would still get taxed by the Bristish. "@colonists4lyfe #nomorestamps #stillpaying"
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Taxes on certain products could help pay for the colonies' administration. "Finally something good about taxes #sweg #nomomoney
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Colonists were angry at Britain and attacked a group of soldiers. They knocked one down. The soldiers shot and killed five people. BOSTONSTRONG1770
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Tea from India was only allowed to come to the colonies from the original company. Colonists were unhappy and refused to buy tea, which brought down the tax. "@IndiaTeaMakers where my tea at doe? #slackin"
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To show they weren't going to allow taxed tea to come into the colonies, they dressed up as Mowhawks and dumped all of Britains tea into Boston Harbor. "@MohawkIndians thanks for your clothes! #herblife
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Acts were passed to make sure no ships were loaded or unloaded in Boston Harbor. Imports and exports were not coming in or going out.
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All colonists shouldn't use British products, and should obey this rule. "First Continental Congress Meeting went great! @Georgia where you at? Washington brought munchkins! #ColoniesRunOnDunkins
