British needed to raise taxes on colonies to pay for the French and Indian war that was fought for their protection. So britsh raised taxes on tea, official documents and seals (stamp Act), and other things. Colonists were upset by these an protested, which met with oppresion from britain, and led to the revolution in the 1770s.
The actual answer is The Pope was a powerful political figure in Europe not just a religious one .
The country I am fighting for France. They started the trenches of WWl.
