Question

1. Why did the British begin to tax the American colonies to excess in the 1760's and

1770's? Describe three of the laws/taxes that the British imposed on the colonies.
Describe two different events that occurred as a direct result of British taxation on the
American Colonies.

Answer 1

Britain imposed new taxes on the American colonist i order to pay for the French and Indian war ( also known as the seven years war.) the British government felt that because the war was fought to protect the colonies.