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Describe the differences in what the colonists wanted and what England wanted that led to conflict.

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The colonists wanted greater economic autonomy, more self-government and representation, and wanted to break free from British rule and establish a new nation based on liberty and democracy

England wanted to maintain control over the colonies and use them as a source of wealth and resources

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