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French and the British fought over whether or not the upper Ohio river belonged to the British Empire or the French empire -
British restricted colonists from moving westward of the Appalachian mountains. -
adjusted the tax colonist paid on molasses -
required all legal documents to be specially stamped and taxed. -
Redcoats shot 5 unarmed bostonians -
required Boston harbor to be closed until the destroyed tea was paid for. -
permitted English East India companies to sell tea to the colonies -
granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies -
started the revolutionary war -
The Petition emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as British citizens.