How did the british justify imposing additional taxes on the colonists? select one: a. the colonists were the king's subjects and therefore the british believed that they had the right to tax them. b. the british had spent significant resources fighting the french and indian war to protect the colonists so the british believed that they had the right to tax the colonists. c. the british used both of the above reasons to justify their actions. d. the british used neither of the above reasons to justify their actions.