Saturday, October 1, 2011

How did the French and Indian war affect the relationship between Britain and the colonies?

How did the french and indian war affect the relationship between Britain and the colonies? What were some of the effects?





I just want to make sure I cover all the relevant topics in my essay...


Thanks.|||first off afterward i gave britain the remainder of canada (quebec and most of the maritime provinces today)


in order to pay off the debt accrued during the fighting of this war the british parliament decided on a series of taxes and tariffs and trade regulations greatly resented by the colonies which eventually led to american revolutionary war|||It cost the British a small fortune, a small fortune they didn't have and were forced to borrow. When the war was over, they expected the colonies to foot the bill, since the war happened on their doorstep. The colonies weren't in agreement with them on that concept, asserting that they had not been consulted in the decision to go to war, since they had no representatives in Parliament, nor any real diplomatic rights, and weren't going to foot the bill for a war they didn't want in the first place. It was the beginning of the end for the relationship between the two, and was what started the "No taxation without tepresentation" slogan in earnest.

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