What was the central issue in dispute between Britain and its American colonies?; What made the colonists angry at the British government?; What events in English history help explain why the American colonists deeply resented British attempts to tax and exert control over them?; What was the primary reason Parliament passed the Sugar Act Stamp Act and Townshend Act?; What attempts did British officials make to prevent colonial rebellion?; How and why did the relationship between the 13 colonies and Great Britain change leading to the Revolutionary War?