French And Indian War Dbq Analysis

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The French and Indian War commonly known as the seven year war from 1754 through 1763 is a war that changed history forever. The war caused alterations to happen between Britain and its American provinces; the relationship was at that point already delicate however the war simply broke them apart. Money holds the world and there was no exception in that during the war, the war not only created a huge debt for Britain, but also created conflicts with the relationship Britain had with its American colonies. In addition the conflicts that the war brought to Britain the American colonists also had to face them with political changes that placed a strain and modified their relations. Each one of those contentions that the war had brought changed …show more content…
The political relationship between Britain and the American colonists was harmed by the new conquer of land, because it led to the Proclamation of 1763. The Native Americans believed that the British had no right to settle in their land (Document B). The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited settlement in the areas beyond the Appalachian mountains to prevent further issues with the Native Americans; the American colonist were against that law because they believed the land was theirs they had fought for it. Additionally, the American colonies were new to Britain attempting to control them, acts like the Navigation Laws were not enforced that much for the colonists. The sudden interest to control American provinces pestered the settlers causing clashes with the two since the American colonies were accustomed to being autonomous without much help of their mother …show more content…
The American settlers had noticed that they were in a place where they comprehended that they were Englishmen but didn't have freedom like them. (Document D). In that sense after the war the American colonist united they stood for their rights, such as in the Sugar Act of 1764 were they protested for the taxes placed to be lowered. (The American Pageant). They boycotted English products, and this earned the attention of Great Britain by hurting them financially. What created a greater change in the views of the American colonies towards Britain was when the amount of taxes that they had to pay was a large amount. The Quartering Act of 1765 and the stamp tax influenced that change in mind, as mentioned before the American settlers believed that they had done enough helping in the war that those taxes should not be implemented towards them. The American colonies were becoming more insubordinate, not following every word Britain told them, they didn't want to stand for anything they felt