Light and the Glory

parliament who encouraged Grenville to lift the tariffs and taxes. When Grenville arrogantly refused to lift any of the tariffs or taxes, it was one of the most costly mistakes he would ever make.
             Burdensome taxes were enraging the colonists. They did owe England a war debt of 37,000,000 dollars, but the "Quartering Act" had nothing to do with paying money to the English. Still, even if there was no "Quartering Act," the colonists still had no representatives in the English parliament for the other taxes!
             In Boston, Massachusetts, the anger that the colonists had against England was beginning to turn into hatred. British regulars, roaming the streets of Boston and lodging in the homes of the people, only made matters worse. There was always taunting and teasing between the colonists and the soldiers, but on March 5,1770, taunting and teasing turned into something
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