To solve its financial problems after the French and Indian War, who did the British Parliament decide should help pay the costs?

The French government as part of the peace treaty.

The citizens living in Great Britain.

Native American tribes who lived in the new territories.

The French and Indian War was very costly. What action did the British Parliament take as a direct result of this expense?

It sold some of its new territory back to France.

It decided to pass new tax laws on the colonies.

It asked the colonies to lend money to the government.

It reduced the size of its army and navy.

The colonies had a stronger economy than Britain at the time.

The war provided direct protection for the colonies.

The colonists had started the initial conflict with France.

The colonists were already represented in Parliament.

Britain lost the war and taxed the colonies to punish them.

The war created a large debt, which led Parliament to tax the colonies.

The war's peace treaty required that the colonies pay taxes to France.

Britain won new land and taxed the colonies to pay for settlers to move there.

began to enforce new taxes to pay for the war's costs.

gave the colonies their independence as a reward for help.

allowed colonists to elect their own representatives to Parliament.

sold the colonies to Spain to pay off its debts.