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8. Why did some colonists smuggle goods in the 1760s?

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Most colonists smuggled goods because they felt they were being unfairly taxed.
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Making the world better, one answer at a time. Most colonists smuggled goods because they felt they were being unfairly taxed by the British Empire and this was a way to get around it. Most colonists smuggled goods because they felt they were being unfairly taxed by the British Empire and this was a way to get around it.
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