After the French and Indian War, 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. The colonists started to resist by boycotting, or not buying, British goods. The colonists also resorted to smuggling in non British goods to avoid the taxes. Why did the King and Parliament tax the colonies?

a
To punish the colonists for the way they were acting
b
To help pay war debt from the French and Indian War
c
To build great trade markets to make extra money
d
None of these
e
All of these