)After the close of the Last French War, England was heavily in debt.(5)This debt had been incurred largely in defense of the English colonies in America.(6)George III, King of England, believed that the colonies should help to carry the burden.(7)Moreover, as he intended to send them a standing army for their protection, he deemed it wise to levy upon them a tax for its support.(8)For centuries, the Kingdom had used taxation as a tool to oppress colonies.(9)
