Why would slave states be in favor of counting slaves as part of their total population? * A. to be required to pay less in taxes
B. to have more representation in the Legislative Branch
C. to gain more military presence in their areas
D. to charge lower prices for their goods

Why did colonists resent the new taxes imposed by parliament after 1763? because the tax money would not be used to benefit the colonies because the taxes were higher than the colonists could afford because the colonists did not have a say in parliament because people who lived in britain did not have to pay taxes