Why did Britain assume that American colonists would cooperate with new tax measures imposed on them?
A) The taxes were necessitated by a war fought to increase the colonists' security.
B) The members of Parliament elected by the colonists voted for them.
C) The American colonists had formally agreed to these taxes previously.
D) The taxes were levied on a subordinate people existing by the will of its mother nation.
E) Colonial governors understood the need to relieve the burden on English taxpayers.
Answer: A
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