Analyze The Relationship Between England And The Colonies In The 1600s

Throughout the 1600’s and some of the 1700’s, England practiced a policy of salutary neglect toward its colonies in the new world. The colonist generally had an amiable relationship with the Mother country; they enjoyed the benefits of the connection because it offered a trading partner and protection. The French and Indian War 1753-1763, was called the 7 years war in Europe. It started because of the competition between the French and British for land in the Ohio Valley. Technically the land was the Native Americans; they fought the attempts of settling from both sides. When some of the Native Americans decided to start trading with the English, the French saw this as a threat to their settlements in the surrounding area. They decided to build a fort named Fort Duquesne, in retaliation the British built fort Necessity. George Washington was sent to lead the forces at Fort Necessity, when he was captured in a battle and forced to surrender in 1754, it began the French and Indian War. Due to the war, the relationship between the two was dramatically transformed. As the war progressed it noticeably changed both the ideological and political relationships between England and the Colonies, the colonies sought for the British to impose less restrictions, while the British felt that they needed to enforce greater control. Unlike the other two parts of the relationship, economy was affected more in lieu of the end of the war and the debts in collecting.

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Both the political and ideological repression created the foundation for the American revolt. Due to this the British saw this as a time to impose greater economical control, imposing taxes and economical restrictions. In these ways the frame of the American Revolution was built from the ruining of the Colonial- British