The British taxed American colonists in 1764 and 1765 in order to raise
money. Why did the British need to raise money?
A: to help pay for a war the British were fighting elsewhere in Europe
B: to pay to keep an army in North America and manage their American
empire
to pay for the manufacturing of more goods and supplies in Britain
D: to pay for the creation of more roads, schools, and businesses in North
America