Following the French and Indian War, Great Britain changed many policies regarding its colonies. Some of these included imposing new taxes, which greatly angered the colonists. What reason did the British have for creating these new taxes?

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Danica Oliver

31 May, 21:41

Following the French and Indian War, Great Britain changed many policies regarding its colonies. Some of these included imposing new taxes, which greatly angered the colonists. What reason did the British have for creating these new taxes?

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Alexandria Cantu · Answer 1

The British were in enormous debt, and they believed that they had the right to implement taxes on colonists as they were part of the British Crown.

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After winning the battle in the French and Indian War, the British were in enormous debt. To pay the debt British introduced different types of taxes in the colonies as they were part of the British Empire. Taxes included the Stamp Act and Townsend Acts. Colonies being part of the British Empire gave the Parliament to exercise strict laws and rules to gain wealth. These acts passed for the benefit of the empire rather than understanding the colonists.