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tried to put taxes on the New World
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lowered tax on sugarand mollassesto raise revanue
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to help gain control of colonial banking system
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flashpoint that caused the growing anger of colonists
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had to buy house, feed, and buy supplies for British troops
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thought that Stamp Act would make them look weak
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raising taxes on paper, led, glass, paint, and tea
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result of monthsof tension between British soldiers and Boston residents
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they were angry about the Boston Massacre
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deciding to separate from Britain or not
