<span>I believe it is A. It was the first direct tax imposed on American Colonists.
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General John Burgoyne was the General who surrendered, hopefully that works :)
He wanted to build an aggressive military force, including changes in leadership, without the nobles' interference. I hope this helps :)
Well, General Burguyne won the battle of Saratoga yet it was costly and later he surrendered yet supposedly the unofficial colonial groups are the most responsible for the victory of Saratoga considering later John surrendered to them.
