Question

How did Britain justify imposing taxes such as the Stamp Act on the American colonies?(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0ABritain needed the authority to feed, house, and pay troops stationed in the colonies.%0D%0ABritain needed the authority to feed, house, and pay troops stationed in the colonies.%0D%0A%0D%0ABritain’s constitution ensured that only elected representatives could tax citizens.%0D%0ABritain’s constitution ensured that only elected representatives could tax citizens.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe colonies had long paid taxes to their colonial governments to provide security.%0D%0AThe colonies had long paid taxes to their colonial governments to provide security.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe colonies had an obligation to help pay the war debt Britain had taken on to defend their land.

Answer 1

The correct response is: The colonies had an obligation to help pay the war debt Britain had taken on to defend their land.

Britain justified imposing taxes like the Stamp Act on the American colonies primarily by arguing that the colonies were required to contribute to the costs incurred by Britain during the French and Indian War, which had helped protect the colonies.