to raise money for the operation of government
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Tax in general generates income for a country's government to enable it to provide public services such as building roads, schools & hospitals - to paying for police, fire, ambulance and medical...
this is how taxes work:when people pay taxes,some of that money goes to schoolsso they can buy paper,pencils,etc.
Because the British were broke after many wars, and to raise money, they taxed the colonists.
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