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American Revolutionary War: Relationship Between The French And Indian War

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The French and Indian War and its aftermath significantly affected the relationship between Great Britain and the British colonies since this conflict was instrumental in causing the American Revolutionary War to occur. Firstly, salutary neglect ended following the French and Indian War, which meant a lot of the prohibitive laws no one really complied with became strictly enforced by British officials much to the dismay of the English colonists. Secondly, the British rested the burden of paying off a considerable amount of their debt that they amassed due to how expensive the French and Indian War was upon the English colonists by taxing them when they had no representation whatsoever in the British government. Thirdly, as a result of the tyrannical regime set up by Parliament in the Thirteen Colonies, many organizations emerged to oppose the British. From the period between the start of the French and Indian War and the Declaration of Independence, Parliament implemented a myriad of …show more content…

One organization would be the Sons of Liberty, which composed of individuals who protested to force Parliament to respect the rights of colonists as well as targeted people who were associated with Great Britain such as Loyalists. Additionally, the Stamp Act Congress was created by twenty-seven representatives from nine of the Thirteen Colonies to get their feelings regarding numerous issues such as the Stamp Act of 1765 across to the king and Parliament, which further promoted colonial unity since this meeting was one of the first times people from different colonies worked together in the face of a common enemy. On top of that, there were the Committees of Correspondence whose members disseminated information containing the views of Patriots on a handful of problems through letters and pamphlets to increase support for collective action against Great

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