How did Britain justify their taxes? (4 points)

Question

A. It was in the British constitution.

B. The colonists agreed to be taxed before they departed for the New World.

C. Because the Church of England demanded it.

D. The colonies needed to help pay back the debt Britain accrued during the French and Indian War.

Answer 1

The primary justification Britain used for taxing the American colonies was:

D. The colonies needed to help pay back the debt Britain accrued during the French and Indian War.

Britain argued that the war had been fought to protect the colonies and that it was only fair for the colonists to contribute to the costs incurred during the conflict. This economic rationale was central to many of the tax policies that led to growing tensions between Britain and the American colonists.