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The French and Indian War

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The French and Indian War clearly altered the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. English debt lead to unfair taxation of their colonists, and this completely changed their view of their mother country. After the French and Indian War, there was a shift in what countries colonized North America. According to the map, after 1763 English colonies dominated North America. Britain began to take control of most of North America. This took a toll on political relationship between Britain and the American colonists because it leads to the Proclamation of 1763. According to Canasatego's speech, “the Native American’s believed they had no right to settle, and their way of living was also in jeopardy.” The Proclamation was Britain's idea of preventing further conflict. However, the colonist were becoming angered and they believed they were being deprived the right to be free. After the French and Indian War, England found themselves in deep debt. Since they were in such a hard spot they began to strictly regulate trade, and impose taxes on commonly used items. Britain pretty much started to run a monopoly. According to the British Order in Council, “There is new additional territory and population growth which requires more oversight.” This infuriated the colonists because they felt this was unjust taxation. The Stamp Act was an act of Britain’s Parliament that imposed a direct tax on Britain’s American colonies. With the heavy British taxation, mercantilism was soon abandoned when the colonists decided to fight back. The Stamp Act exasperated the colonists, and as Benjamin Franklin states, “He is working to get the Stamp Act repealed because the colonists do not support it.” They used boycotting as a weapon, and they did not import or consume any British goods, which harmed the economic relationship between both parties. Insults towards the liberty of the colonials were ev

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