What led to the british increased colonial taxes in order to pay for the victory over france

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Hadassah Wu

4 September, 05:41

What led to the british increased colonial taxes in order to pay for the victory over france

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Luis Bradley · Answer 1

The result was that the British Parliament passed the 1764 Currency Act which forbade the colonies from issuing paper currency. This made it even more difficult for colonists to pay their debts and taxes. Soon after Parliament passed the Currency Act, Prime Minister Grenville proposed a Stamp Tax.