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Explain at least
2 reasons why the colonists declared war against the British

User Jvriesem
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1. The taxes on not only tea were insanely large for the time.

2. The king would try to over rule.
User Pierre Poliakoff
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1. The king of Britain created unreasonable taxes
2. The colonist had to basically do whatever the king asked them to.. so they wanted to create their own government
User Marek Musielak
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