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Why didn't Americans want to pay British taxes and how did they protest

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Americans didn't pay taxes because Britain put too many on them and many of the civilians were starting to struggle. The protested by throwing tea over the ship, other wise known as the Boston Tea Party.

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Americans did not want to pay taxes to the British because they felt it was unnecessary and unlawful for British to tax their tea as well as their war. The protest lead to the Boston Tea Party. Many participated in this event by throwing the tea from the ships into the ocean.
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