Because the expectations of the Americans and attitudes of the Britons differed extremely after the Seven Years' War, it was evident that an imperial crisis was bound to happen. The Americans expected to be given more attention and consideration within the structure of the British empire, and they too believe that they would be considered equal among the English. The people of America also believed that with the end of the war present, the price of taxes would also decline, however, the Seven Years' War nearly doubled Britain's national debt. In order to pay off the debt, the Empire attempted to impose new taxes on its colonies which caused anger to rise among the people. After the people heard of the new taxes in which they would now
