Question
Why did the British feel justified imposing the Stamp Act on the colonists?
Select the TWO that apply.
(2 points)
Responses
British citizens living in England faced increased taxes due to wars in the colonies.
Britain had spent money protecting colonists from the French.
The taxes were being used to raise money for more supplies for the colonists.
The taxes protected colonists living in the Ohio River valley from Native Americans.
Select the TWO that apply.
(2 points)
Responses
British citizens living in England faced increased taxes due to wars in the colonies.
Britain had spent money protecting colonists from the French.
The taxes were being used to raise money for more supplies for the colonists.
The taxes protected colonists living in the Ohio River valley from Native Americans.
Answers
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GPT-5 mini
- Britain had spent money protecting colonists from the French.
- The taxes protected colonists living in the Ohio River valley from Native Americans.
(Paraphrase: Britain argued the colonists should help pay for the costs of their defense — troops and protection on the frontier — so it imposed the Stamp Act.)
- The taxes protected colonists living in the Ohio River valley from Native Americans.
(Paraphrase: Britain argued the colonists should help pay for the costs of their defense — troops and protection on the frontier — so it imposed the Stamp Act.)