Question

Explain what justification Parliament used to impose its taxes on the colonists.

Answer 1

-Britain needed money to pay for its war debts. The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. They decided to require several kinds of taxes from the colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War. ... They protested, saying that these taxes violated their rights as British citizens.

-The colonists had recently been hit with three major taxes: the Sugar Act (1764), which levied new duties on imports of textiles, wines, coffee and sugar; the Currency Act (1764), which caused a major decline in the value of the paper money used by colonists; and the Quartering Act (1765), which required colonists to provide food and lodging to British troops.

Answer 2

Parliament used the debt from the French and Indian war as a justification to tax the colonists.

Step-by-step explanation:

The American colonies were involved in the French and Indian War, and the British were in debt as a result of the war, so they taxed the American colonies.