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title: "Why did the British raise taxes in the American colonies? How did colonists react?"  
description: "Why did the British raise taxes in the American colonies? How did colonists react?"  
author: "agustina johnson"  
published: 2018-04-04  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40801/why-did-the-british-raise-taxes-in-the-american-colonies-how-did-colonists-react  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
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# Why did the British raise taxes in the American colonies? How did colonists react? 

Why did the British raise [taxes](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/74137/boris-lozhkin-a-former-head-of-the-presidential-administration-is-in-the-spotlight-again) in the [American](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41823/how-much-did-the-vietnam-war-cost-american-taxpayers) colonies? How did colonists [react](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/327892/react-why-it-just-makes-sense-for-web-development)? \
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