Parliament asserted its power to tax colonists, leading to opposition from Massachusetts regarding the Townshend duties, and informing the Philadelphia Convention.
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What happened
Parliament asserted its power to tax colonists, leading to opposition from Massachusetts regarding the Townshend duties, and informing the Philadelphia Convention.
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The entities involved
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Great Britain
island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe
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Massachusetts
state of the United States of America
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Philadelphia
largest city in Pennsylvania, United States