What motivated the American colonists to react to British policies?

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BoiseBaked · Answer 1 · 2021-04-14T20:48:17+0000

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Britain also needed money to pay for its war debts. The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. ... They protested, saying that these taxes violated their rights as British citizens. The colonists started to resist by boycotting, or not buying, British goods.

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Doug Hockinson · Answer 2 · 2021-04-16T19:27:03+0000

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Many colonists felt that they should not pay these taxes, because they were passed in England by Parliament, not by their own colonial governments. They protested, saying that these taxes violated their rights as British citizens. The colonists started to resist by boycotting, or not buying, British goods.

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