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Period: to
Causes of the American Revolution
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End of the French and Indian War
Britain and France fight a war
Britain owes money
they tax the colonies
the trouble begins -
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Sugar Act
Molasses and sugar now cost more
We refuse to buy these in the store
Organize a boycott! It must take effect
For the British economy we hope to wreck
James Otis’s words, so true they will be
Taxation without representation is tyranny -