The French and Indian War had begun in 1754 because of a boundary dispute between the French and the British. The French argued that the British had settled along the Ohio Valley that was located in their territory, thus resulting in a brutal event that is also known as the Seven Years’ War. The relationship between Britain and its North American Colonies was modified due to the French and Indian War because of the land acquisitions and economy that forever changed the way they communicated and interacted with each other.
For there are many reasons why the British and North American Colonies’ relationship have altered, the land acquisition largely contributed to the way they communicate and interact post-war. During the war, the Albany Conference …show more content…
This included the Navigation System that had been unreinforced and the debt the British were in post French and Indian war. According to the Navigation act, all colonial trade products were classified as enumerate articles, meaning they could only be exported to English colonies. Although this act had been disobeyed frequently it resulted in a new Navigation Act. The Government neglect had been accountable for the absence of enforcement. This act “did not actually create a closed economic circle, where colonies fed raw materials into European industries” (2). It led to smuggling and the act of evading taxes and regulation resulting in a corrupt economy changing the British’s American Colonists viewpoint. Next debt after the French and Indian War had affected the relationship between the two. After the war, the British had gained control over a great deal of land. Managing their territory in America and in Europe required an abundance of money. It’s “American colonies now cost considerably more money to garrison and administer” (12). Owning more land, with millions of people constantly needed additional money resulting in debt. The economy continued to change the relationship between the British and their colonies as well as how they interact and …show more content…
They were “religious and economic refugees from Europe who made their way to the western frontiers of the British North American Colonies” (2). Because the British had altered their relationship with their colonies, it had affected how the refugees settled in the Americas. There was “no room for them in the settled parts of the colony” (2) resulting in proving the differing bond between the European country and the colonists. The fact that the backcountry farmers had little to no area to settle in it resulted in how they would react to the
For there are many reasons why the British and North American Colonies’ relationship have altered, the land acquisition largely contributed to the way they communicate and interact post-war. During the war, the Albany Conference …show more content…
This included the Navigation System that had been unreinforced and the debt the British were in post French and Indian war. According to the Navigation act, all colonial trade products were classified as enumerate articles, meaning they could only be exported to English colonies. Although this act had been disobeyed frequently it resulted in a new Navigation Act. The Government neglect had been accountable for the absence of enforcement. This act “did not actually create a closed economic circle, where colonies fed raw materials into European industries” (2). It led to smuggling and the act of evading taxes and regulation resulting in a corrupt economy changing the British’s American Colonists viewpoint. Next debt after the French and Indian War had affected the relationship between the two. After the war, the British had gained control over a great deal of land. Managing their territory in America and in Europe required an abundance of money. It’s “American colonies now cost considerably more money to garrison and administer” (12). Owning more land, with millions of people constantly needed additional money resulting in debt. The economy continued to change the relationship between the British and their colonies as well as how they interact and …show more content…
They were “religious and economic refugees from Europe who made their way to the western frontiers of the British North American Colonies” (2). Because the British had altered their relationship with their colonies, it had affected how the refugees settled in the Americas. There was “no room for them in the settled parts of the colony” (2) resulting in proving the differing bond between the European country and the colonists. The fact that the backcountry farmers had little to no area to settle in it resulted in how they would react to the