Question

What do you think the British could have done to both get the tax money they needed from the colonies AND at the same time kept the colonists from rebelling?

Answer 1

When the French and Indian War finally ended in 1763, no British subject on either side of the Atlantic could have foreseen the coming conflicts between the parent country and its North American colonies. Even so, the seeds of these conflicts were planted during, and as a result of, this war. Keep in mind that the French and Indian War (known in Europe as the Seven Years' War) was a global conflict. Even though Great Britian defeated France and its allies, the victory came at great cost. In January 1763, Great Britain's national debt was more than 122 million pounds [the British monetary unit], an enormous sum for the time. Interest on the debt was more than 4.4 million pounds a year. Figuring out how to pay the interest alone absorbed the attention of the King and his ministers.

Answer 2

Answer:Pontiac's Rebellion - led to the Proclamation of 1763, which forbade colonial settlement British leaders also felt the need to tighten control over their empire. From the British point of view, it was only right that American colonists should pay their Then in 1765, Parliament enacted the Stamp Act, which placed taxes on

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