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Why did the colonist fight the British soliders

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they resented England's imposition of taxes on them, which they felt were unjust, as the colonists had no representation in Parliament and felt they were not responsible for paying off England's debts.

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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. ... In April of 1775, a group of colonists fought against the British army in the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

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