Why did Parliament raise taxes on the American colonies in the 1760s? Britain was in debt from fighting the French and Indian War. British merchants had lost many ships in American waters. Britain needed money to gain more colonies in Africa. Britain wanted to build a new capital in the colonies.

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.