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Why did the British decide to tax the colonist

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so they could pay off the debt they were in. hope this helps
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The British decided to tax the colonists to not only repay the debt, but Britain needed the Americans to stop “misbehaving.” They also wanted to achieve mercantilism (this is in the time period 1763- 1775).
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