Question

Parliament raised taxes on the American colonies in the 1760s because

Answer 1

Britain also 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.

Answer 2

Parliament raised taxes on the American colonies in the 1760s because Britain was in debt from the French and Indian War. As a result of these increases in taxes the american colonists eventually led a massive revolution overthrowing the British authorities in the colonies.