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What were some of the colonists' grievances with the British government? Do you think these were good enough reasons to start a war?

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Not having the same freedoms as their English counterparts including: Taxation without representation and mercantilism ideals

Step-by-step explanation:

Britain made colonists gather raw materials. Britain would then make products out of those materials and sell it back to colonists at extremely high prices. While it is common for countries to trade their resources, Britain forced colonists to sell to them and not be able to make products themselves. Taxation without representation went against every ideal of an Englishman. The high taxes without representation showed that England did not care about the colonists. They just wanted to make money off of them. It was good enough reason to go to war because they were only Englishmen in name and did not receive any of the freedoms that their fellow countrymen had.

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