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they felt it was unfair to be taxed without representation, and at the time, the distance between Great Britain and the new colonies made it easier for them to feel like they should be their own country, and govern themselves and not be held under the Kings rule

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They went to war because the British soon found out what the American Colonist had done to the tea. The British were mad. They soon then had the american Revolution

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Basically, they wanted to be independent, and to rule themselves, rather than be ruled by Great Britain.

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