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2008 version (100 questions)A: Colonial Period and Independence

Why did the colonists fight the British?

Answer

  • because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
  • because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
  • because they didn’t have self-government

Explanation

Over taxation without representation, quartering, and lack of self-government.

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