How Did The Stamp Act Affect The French And Indian War

The French and Indian War marked a major turning point in American relations with Great Britain, with changes such as increased British control and anti-British sentiment in the colonies, but also continuities such as loyalty to Britain that remained largely untouched by the war. The Sugar Act and the Stamp Act helped pay for war debt, the Passage of Proclamation 1763 prevented movement across the Appalachians, which presented a problem, and the Albany Plan of Union which was used to centralize a government. All of these were important aspects of the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War was a major victory for the British, but left them in so much debt that they passed these acts. The Sugar Act was a British Law passed by Parliament during the reign of King George III. This act set a tax on sugar and molasses, and other foreign goods, imported to the colonies. The Stamp Act was another act passed by Parliament that set a tax in the form of a stamp required on all newspaper, legal and commercial documents. The Sugar Act was passed in 1774 and the Stamp Act in 1765 both to help raise revenue for the British. These acts made the colonists upset because they were essentially being taxed to pay for a war …show more content…
After the end of the French and Indian War the British began to tighten control over the colonies. The Proclamation was the first document to affect all thirteen colonies. The revolt led by the Ottawa chief was why all land west-ward of the Appalachian mountains was off limits. It forbade that the colonists buy land or make any agreements with Native Americans. Proposed to protect the colonists from the Native Americans, it also acted as protection for the Native Americans from the colonists. The colonists desire for farmland caused many of them to rebel against the