Final answer:
The colonists had no issue with paying taxes for protection until after the French and Indian War when the British government imposed new taxes and increased control, leading to widespread resentment and eventually the Revolutionary War.
Step-by-step explanation:
The colonists did not have a problem with paying taxes for protection until after the French and Indian War. It was only following the war that the British government decided to enforce new taxes and tighten control over the colonies, aiming to repay war debts and pay for the maintenance of the troops left in North America to provide protection. This led to widespread resentment among colonists who felt their constitutional rights were being violated since they were being taxed without their consent or representation in Parliament.
On the other hand, the Intolerable Acts, the Northwest Ordinance, and the Revolutionary War all occurred after the burgeoning discontent post-war, which contradicts option B, C, and D respectively as things the colonists didn't initially have problems with.