American Revolutionary War 2
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Were the Colonists Justified in Their Rebellion against
England? Did They Have an Adequate Cause for Revolution?
Starting after the termination of the Seven-Year’s war,
by the Peace of Paris, England repeatedly violated the
American Colonists’ rights. A series of events, happening
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.... felt they were dispossessed from the right of self-
taxation. The Americans felt that they should be able to
manage their own taxation, or to select people to manage
their taxation. What they absolutely did not want, was the
British taking care of their taxation. They did not want
taxation without representation.
The Townshend Revenue acts of 1767 were another
justification for the Americans’ rebellion. This taxed
imported goods, such as paper, glass, paint and tea. The
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