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How did the growing population of britain's colonies help start the french and indian war.

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Answer:In order to help pay for the soldiers, the British government decided to start taxing the American colonists, which they had never done before. The colonists had only been taxed by their own colonial governments. The first taxes were the Sugar Act of 1763 and the Stamp Act of 1764.

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