Why did the British impose taxes on Americans?

Question

from a history txt book titled "making america"

Answer 1

To pay war debts from the Seven Years War (or the French and Indian War as it is also commonly known)

Answer 2

The British were only taxing Americans like they did their own citizens. The problem was that we were not represented in the government, thus the phrase, "no taxation without representation." We were also rebelling against Mother England.

Answer 3

Because they didn't want America to become an independent country, so they forced them to pay British taxes.