After 1763, the British Parliament began to tax the Thirteen Colonies more heavily to help pay off debt from the French and Indian War. Parliament also restricted colonial trade. Many colonists resented

Mark Worth asked Jan 27, 2022

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After 1763, the British Parliament began to tax the Thirteen Colonies more heavily to help

pay off debt from the French and Indian War. Parliament also restricted colonial trade. Many
colonists resented these new taxes and restrictions.
After the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765, which required Americans to pay a tax on all
paper they used, some Americans argued that Great Britain was
harming itself by taxing the
colonies. What audience would Americans have been most likely to try to reach with this message?

-British soldiers stationed in the Thirteen Colonies

-the British Parliament

-Americans who wanted independence

-leaders of colonial legislatures