Question

by the end of the french and indian war, people living in britain were heavily taxed. so, to pay for the war, parliament decided to try to raise money from the people living in the colonies instead. look at some of the acts that parliament passed after the french and indian war. then answer the question below. stamp act: required colonists to pay a tax on every piece of paper they used the townshend acts: taxed imported goods including tea, glass, and paint, and created an agency to enforce the tax at colonial ports sugar act: called for the tax on sugar to be strictly enforced and created a special court to punish illegal traders why did these acts make certain goods more expensive for colonists? select all that apply. they made avoiding taxes harder. they forced colonists to ship tobacco to england. they encouraged colonists to manufacture goods. they made illegal trading more difficult.

Explanation:

The Stamp Act taxed paper, Townshend Acts taxed imports and enforced at ports, and Sugar Act enforced sugar - tax and punished illegal traders. Making tax - avoidance harder and illegal trading more difficult would increase costs for colonists, making goods more expensive. There is no mention of forcing tobacco shipment to England or encouraging manufacturing in relation to the price - increase of goods in the given acts.

Answer:

A. They made avoiding taxes harder.
D. They made illegal trading more difficult.