The colonists resorted to smuggling goods and other materials instead of paying the taxes.
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The taxes were to help pay for the French and Indian war. They reasoned that they were protecting the colonists and the colonists were English subjects so they should help pay for the war.
They believed thy didn't have to pay British taxes because they were the colonists after all
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Taxes and oppressive laws are often some of the causes that drive people from cities.
Yes, there were many taxes imposed on the American colonies by the British Empire.