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Why did the American colonist revolt against their British government?

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Answer:The people who had settled in North America valued personal freedom. Many of them had left Europe because of their strong religious or political views. They protested when the British government imposed taxes on them without consulting the local governing bodies of the colonies.

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Numerous reasons. The main two being over taxation on necessities at the time such as tea, glass, sugar, paper, etc. and the British forced the colonists to house soldiers.
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