What was the main reason the British levied taxes on the American colonies in the 1760s?

to punish the colonists for their protests

to fund shipbuilding and trade in the colonies

to raise money for defending the colonists' territory

to pay for colonial representation in Parliament

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Rowan Esparza

28 March, 16:02

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Dania Boyd · Answer 1

I think its either a or c. but i have been taught that the reason was to pay for the french and Indian war.

What was the main reason the British levied taxes on the American colonies in the 1760s?to punish the colonists for their proteststo fund shipbuilding and trade in the coloniesto raise money for defending the colonists' territoryto pay for colonial representation in Parliament