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British cut Americans from smuggling sugar from the French and Dutch https://www.britannica.com/event/Sugar-Act -
Britain put more taxes into place because of debt thanks to war. -
Tax was put on all papers and official documents in the American colonies. https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1035/stamp-act-of-1765#:~:text=The%20Stamp%20Act%20of%201765%20was%20ratified%20by%20the%20British,colonies%2C%20though%20not%20in%20England. -
A deadly riot took place against the British. -
American colonies dumped tea into ocean in defiance against Britain. -
America finally gained the independence from Britain after long years of fighting.