The now U.S. was controled by the English.
<span> In the summer of 1814 the British
strengthened their forces in the Chesapeake in an attempt to divert the
US forces from the frontiers of Upper and Lower Canada during the War of
1812</span>
12,000+ ago (it may or may not be right)
It allowed for more and faster production with less production cost, because they didn't pay workers or do the work themselves.
Britain needed money to pay for its war debts. The King and Parliament believed they had the right to tax the colonies. They decided to require several kinds of taxes from the colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War.
