2. The French and Indian war was …show more content…
The war was also occasionally referred to as the War of Empires because the main parties, British and French, fought against each other not only in Europe and North America but also in India, Cuba, West Africa, The Philippines, and across both their empires. Salutary neglect was the war Britain treated the colonies for the last century leading up to the French and Indian war, they left them to self govern as long as they were profitable. Additionally, in the beginning of the war the colonists were forced to fight the French by themselves and found out they could take care of themselves if they took all advantages possible as seen in their use of guerrilla warfare. Furthermore, after the war was over not only did salutary neglect end, but they also saw that the British weren't an invincible force, but was vulnerable. With the end of salutary neglect we see that Britain tries to take a more active role in governing the colonists, causing unrest and anger. After the long war to take Frances …show more content…
Also Protestants in New England were unhappy because it allowed practice of Roman Catholicism in Quebec, which went against their New Light principles. Land speculators had been planning new colonies west of the current 13 in spite of the Proclamation of 1763, however with the Quebec act of 1774 their plans were ruined angering many of the land spectators and colonists looking to find new opportunities with the addition of more land. The prime land of the Ohio River Valley was given to Quebec, and much of the other land west of the Appalachians was given over to indians, this would understandably anger the colonists because they fought for that land, against the French and Indians! Furthermore, Protestants condemned Roman Catholicism and were not happy about the French being able to legally practice in such close quarters with New