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Colonial Leaders

Question 2 • FL-2100010-M/J United States History A-CR

What did Parliament do to address the huge debt created by the French and Indian War?

Answer
A
It created new taxes for American colonists.
B
It encouraged colonists to grow more tobacco.
C
It created new trade agreements with the colonists.
D
It created new trade agreements with Indigenous peoples.

Explanation

The French and Indian War left Britain with a large national debt. Parliament tried to raise money to help pay it off by imposing new taxes on the American colonists, including taxes on printed materials and imported goods. The correct choice is “It created new taxes for American colonists.”

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