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Why did the British feel justified imposing the Stamp Act on the colonists? Select two that apply.
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Responses

British citizens living in England faced increased taxes due to wars in the colonies.
British citizens living in England faced increased taxes due to wars in the colonies.

The taxes protected colonists living in the Ohio River valley from Native Americans.
The taxes protected colonists living in the Ohio River valley from Native Americans.

Britain had spent money protecting colonists from the French.
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 were being used to raise money for more supplies for the colonists.
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Answer 1

The two reasons that justify why the British felt justified imposing the Stamp Act on the colonists are:

1. Britain had spent money protecting colonists from the French.
2. The taxes protected colonists living in the Ohio River valley from Native Americans.

These points reflect the British perspective that their expenditures on defense and support in the colonies warranted the imposition of taxes on the colonists to help cover those costs.