The+X+&+J+Blues

__The X & J Blue Song 1__
= = The British had to pay for the costs of the war. The British decided to pay the cost by taxing the colonies.
 * The British had to pay for the costs of the war.

The British started to put taxes on many products. The British started to put taxes on many products. The Colonies were unhappy with the idea of taxation.

The merchants smuggled goods from the ships that came in. The merchants smuggled goods from the ships that came in. The British checked for smuggled goods on the ship.**

__X & J Blues Song 2__
The taxes from the British were getting very high. The colonist's tempers were beginning to rise.
 * The taxes from the British were getting very high.

People began to boycott the products that were being taxed. People began to boycott the products that were being taxed. The British economy was starting its down-fall.

People of the colonies started the phrase "Taxation Without Representation". People of the colonies started the phrase "Taxation Without Representation". The British economy was slipping and the merchants were angry.**

__X & J Blues Song 3__
Parliament agreed to add taxes to the British imported tea. The colonists rebeled and faught because the British were mean.
 * Parliament agreed to add taxes to the British imported tea.

They took the imported tea and threw it into the Boston harbor. They took the imported tea and threw it into the Boston harbor. Taxes were stopped and the British lost the tea.

The colonists celebrated their attack on the ship for days. The colonists celebrated their attack on the ship for days. The British were mad and the colonists were glad because the tea was gone.**