Why did the British Parliament impose taxes on the colonists after 1763?

A.
to pay for King George's lavish lifestyle

B.
to pay off the debts from the French and Indian War

C.
to pay for a new building for Parliament

D.
to pay the French to keep out of American affairs

Question

Why did the British Parliament impose taxes on the colonists after 1763?
 
 A.
to pay for King George's lavish lifestyle
 
 B.
to pay off the debts from the French and Indian War
 
 C.
to pay for a new building for Parliament
 
 D.
to pay the French to keep out of American affairs

logan13 · Answer

@KyanTheDoodle

logan13 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

D. to pay the french to keep out of american affairs

anonymous · Answer

The answer is actually B. After the french and Indian war the British colonists where in serious debt, so they decided to levy taxes on the colonies not previously paying taxes, even though aforementioned colonies were not representative of the parliament.

anonymous · Answer

to pay off the debts from the French and Indian War

kyanthedoodle · Answer

Oh dear. So many direct answers.

anonymous · Answer

Because they were plundering, thieving statists... Just kiddin'..... Not really. 


The answer is B, by the way.