Which of the following was done to pay for the defense of the colonies during the French and Indian War?
A. The British government sought compensation from the French.
B. Taxes were imposed equally across the British Empire.
C. The British government decided to impose taxes on the American colonies.
D. American colonists imposed a tax on themselves.
E. The British government imposed a tax on the landed aristocracy of Britain.

The British government decided to impose taxes on the American colonies was done to pay for the defence of the colonies during the French and Indian War.

What started the Indian war?

The motives behind the French and Indian War Whether the upper Ohio River valley belonged to the French Empire, which would have barred Pennsylvanians from trading with and settling there, or the British Empire gave rise to the French and Indian War.

Thus, option C is correct.

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