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How did Great Britain justify increasing taxation of its American colonies before the American Revolutionary War

The American colonies should help Great Britain pay for their defense.

The American colonies had more productive factories than Great Britain.

Great Britain profited less than its American colonies from British trade laws.

Great Britain needed to punish its American colonies for giving military aid to France.

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It would be “American colonies should help pay for its defense...” since British empire accumulated considerable amount of debt during the 8tears war.
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