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This war just added to the long struggle between British and the French.
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Its intention was to conciliate Indians by checking if settlers were encroaching on their lands.
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The Sugar Act was imposed to stunt the trading between New England and the Middle colonies with the Dutch, Spanish and French.
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The Stamp Act was created because the British were in debt from the French and Indian war and this was imposed on the colonists.
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Townshend wanted the acts to defray imperial expenses on the colonies, though, many Americans believed this to be abuse of power.
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This helped to galvanize the colonial public to the patriotic cause.
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342 chests of tea were thrown overboard during this rebellion.
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Only food and firewood was allowed in the ports, town meetings were banned, and authority increased.
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These battles sparked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.
