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Starting late in the 17th century, a series of wars broke out involving Great Britain, France,
and Spain worldwide in an effort to dominate the colonial trade. In the fourth and final
war, the fighting began in the colonies as Britain and France recognized the importance of
their colonies and shipped large numbers of troops to North America. -
British impose tax on sugar, wine, indigo (a color dye), and molasses (syrup) -
Regulated paper money issued by colonists prohibited colonists made bills, which led to a shortage of coins. -
Forced any type of paper to have an official British marking, proving the tax was paid. -
Colonists were responsible for housing and feeding British soldiers.