The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War, changed the relations between the Britons and their American colonists. Great Britain as a whole gained power, but also lost a considerable amount of money, as well as control over its colonists. Its enemies, despite their defeat, recovered from the war with much more success. French was entirely removed from North America, with the exception of a few islands in the West Indies. Great Britain now had control over almost all of North America, with Spain having lost Florida. Great Britain was now the dominant power in the New World, as well as the most powerful naval force worldwide. However, the empire had gained some powerful enemies. Both France and Spain were ready to support the colonies in a battle against the mainland, and the Indians were upset at having lost their negotiation tool. No longer able to play the rivalry, the Indians united and rebelled. They destroyed all but three American forts in Detroit before they were stopped. Great Britain was forced to retaliate and did so using a primitive form of biological warfare.
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The country was £140 million in debt when it emerged from the Seven Years War. In order to try and remedy this problem, various taxes were imposed on the colonies to try to recover from this harsh economic blow. The colonists resented this development. They resented the taxes, despite the fact that they were significantly less than those in Great Britain. Some of the taxes, such as the one passed in the Sugar Act, actually decreased, although they became more challenging to evade. Despite the taxes placed on the colonists, the British government fail to raise much money to refund their war efforts. They were still adding to their debt because of the money spent on the British soldiers in the colonies. These soldiers were there to protect the colonists from the looming Indian threat, as well as to enforce the
The country was £140 million in debt when it emerged from the Seven Years War. In order to try and remedy this problem, various taxes were imposed on the colonies to try to recover from this harsh economic blow. The colonists resented this development. They resented the taxes, despite the fact that they were significantly less than those in Great Britain. Some of the taxes, such as the one passed in the Sugar Act, actually decreased, although they became more challenging to evade. Despite the taxes placed on the colonists, the British government fail to raise much money to refund their war efforts. They were still adding to their debt because of the money spent on the British soldiers in the colonies. These soldiers were there to protect the colonists from the looming Indian threat, as well as to enforce the