Why did the british government impose taxes on the american colonies? a. for administrative purposes b. to pay for the voyages of the british soldiers c. to pay for the french and indian war d. to pay the american indian tribes e. to transport settlers to the colonies

The answer would have to be C. to pay for the French and Indian War

C. To pay for the French and Indian War.

Explanation:

Britain imposed taxes on the English colonies because they needed the money to get rid of war debts. The debts were growing enormous after the French and Indian war in America. Britain government needed a way to pay the debts. Britishers decided to introduce acts in the colonies as the colonies were part of the British Empire. Taxes  included the Stamp Act, Townsend Acts.

1. international: struggle for hegemony and empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state

2. political conflict: conflict between the monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy.

3. the enlightenment: impulse for reform intensifies political conflicts; reinforces traditional aristocratic constitutionalism, one variant of which was laid out in montequieu’s spirit of the laws; introduces new notions of good government, the most radical being popular sovereignty, as in rousseau’s social contract [1762]; the attack on the regime and privileged class by the literary underground of “grub street; ” the broadening influence of public opinion.

4. social antagonisms between two rising groups: the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie

5. ineffective ruler: louis xvi

6. economic hardship, especially the agrarian crisis of 1788-89 generates popular discontent and disorders caused by food shortages.