The War that turned a Corner Between Great Britain and America
The French and Indian War, to a great extent, marked a turning point in the relationship between America and Great Britain due to the change in economic policies, the limited expansion, and the restrictions of trade relations with England.
At the point when the French and Indian War finished in 1763, no British citizen on either side of the Atlantic could have anticipated the upcoming clashes between the parent country and its North American settlements. Even so, the seeds of these conflicts were planted during, and as a result of, this war. Keep in mind the French and Indian War (referred to in Europe as the Seven Years' War) was a worldwide conflict. Despite the fact that Great Britain defeated France and its allies, the victory came at great expense. In January 1763, Great Britain's national debt was more than 122 million pounds. The British government sought to tax its Americans, primarily to help pay for the debt acquired from its defense of North America during the Seven Years' War. The issue was not that charges were high …show more content…
Transatlantic commercial, religious, philosophical, and political trades drove citizens of the British colonies to advance in their political and social states of mind as they progressively strengthened their relationships between Britain and each other. These concepts were enhanced by the First Great Awakening and the spread of European Enlightenment ideas. The British colonies began experiencing an Anglicization (To make English or similar to English in form, idiom, style, or character:) over time, developing political communities based on English ideals with influence from colonialists’ ideals, the beginning of a transatlantic print culture, and the spread of Protestant
The French and Indian War, to a great extent, marked a turning point in the relationship between America and Great Britain due to the change in economic policies, the limited expansion, and the restrictions of trade relations with England.
At the point when the French and Indian War finished in 1763, no British citizen on either side of the Atlantic could have anticipated the upcoming clashes between the parent country and its North American settlements. Even so, the seeds of these conflicts were planted during, and as a result of, this war. Keep in mind the French and Indian War (referred to in Europe as the Seven Years' War) was a worldwide conflict. Despite the fact that Great Britain defeated France and its allies, the victory came at great expense. In January 1763, Great Britain's national debt was more than 122 million pounds. The British government sought to tax its Americans, primarily to help pay for the debt acquired from its defense of North America during the Seven Years' War. The issue was not that charges were high …show more content…
Transatlantic commercial, religious, philosophical, and political trades drove citizens of the British colonies to advance in their political and social states of mind as they progressively strengthened their relationships between Britain and each other. These concepts were enhanced by the First Great Awakening and the spread of European Enlightenment ideas. The British colonies began experiencing an Anglicization (To make English or similar to English in form, idiom, style, or character:) over time, developing political communities based on English ideals with influence from colonialists’ ideals, the beginning of a transatlantic print culture, and the spread of Protestant