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The war lasted 7 years and put Britain in a lot of debt.
The colonists were frustrated because they felt they deserved more for the victory and instead got told they couldn't take land and they had to deal with the war debt. -
Aimed to stop the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses.
The colonist reacted by forming a boycott group against imported goods from Britain. -
The act imposed taxes on all paper documents in the colonies.
The colonist reacted by protesting and starting the phrase "no taxation without representation". -
Appealed the Stamp Act and lessened the Sugar Act.
The colonist believed this was a victory because they felt they made the British Empire change their decision. -
Advised by Charles Townshend to tax the colonist and prevent smuggling. They sent British officers to the colonies to enforce the laws.
Colonists reacted by boycotting and women created the Daughters of Liberty. -
The acts offered tax exemptions on tea from the British East India tea company. Allowed Britain to dump cheap tea in the colonies.
Some colonists were mad because it would cut into the profit for tea merchants, but most were mad about the principle. Reacted with the Boston Tea Party. -
The war between Great Britain and the colonies was for the colonist's independence.
The colonist started rebelling after the intolerable act was passed. Each colony slowly started setting laws against paying taxes and following the acts. This led to the first meeting in 1774
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