Explanation:
The British thought the colonists should help pay for the cost of their own protection. Furthermore, the French and Indian War had cost the British treasury £70,000,000 and doubled their national debt to £140,000,000. Compared to this staggering sum, the colonists' debts were extremely light, as was their tax burden.
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Russia is technically the third closest country to the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borders_of_the_United_States
