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Why did the British impose new taxes on the colonies after the French and Indian War?

a. The British owed France for damage caused during the war and needed colonial help.
b. The British needed the money to fund further colonization efforts in South America.
c. The British felt that the colonies should pay for the protection they received during and after the war.
d. The colonies had not been paying taxes for years.

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Answer:

it is c but they really gave taxes to pay of their debt from the war :)

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The main reason why the British imposed new taxes on the colonies after the French and Indian War was that "c. The British felt that the colonies should pay for the protection they received during and after the war," since the colonists were the ones at risk of French expansion at the time.
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