PLEASE ANSWER HERE ARE THE ANSWERS IW ILL MARK BRAINLIEST PLS A. Britain was losing tax revenue due to smuggling B. Britain felt the colonists should pay more to cover war costs C. colonists were not represented in the British Parliament D. British officials passed several new taxes for the colonists

I would say either B or D.

Explanation:

I would say D due to the taxes listed were new to the colonists. It can be thought of any way though.

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.