Question

Question 7

Why did Great Britain impose new taxes on its North American colonies between the signing of the 1763 Treaty of Paris and the outbreak of the American Revolution?
to cover the cost of war reparations Britain owed to France
A
B
to fund the creation of a standing army in the colonies
С
to fund colonial expansion into former French territory
D
to cover the cost of defending its North American colonies

Answer 1

Answer: Britain sought to ease its financial difficulties by taxing the North American colonies. Hence, the Stamp Act was introduced, which was the first direct tax on the American colonists[the Sugar Act was an external tax].

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