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The French and Indian war was a war to figure out and determine who gets control over territory in North America. The colonist did in fact like that this war was taking place. This gave Great Britain a lot of territorial power in North America. -
The Sugar Act was forced to put tax on sugar and molasses that were sent to American colonies from the Caribbean. The colonists were very angry because they did not have a say in the new taxes. -
The Stamp act was enforced on the colonist to pay taxes on paper, documents, ect. The colonist did not like this at all, they argued "No Taxation without Representation" since they did not agree. -
The Declaratory Act was that the Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies, no matter what. The colonist believed that this Act was a threat to their freedom and independence from the British. -
The Townshend act was to put taxes on glass, paint, tea, and lead. The colonists were mad because they think it is unfair for the British to put taxes on them because they left to get away from them. -
The Tea act was to give full control of trade and delivery of tea to the East India Tea Company. The colonist thought that this was a tactic for colonists to support the taxes already forced on them. -
The Revolutionary War was the colonists fighting for their freedom and independence of the British. The colonists were very proud of their decision to start this war for their freedom.