THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY
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Colonists were forced to house and feed British soldiers for free
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It was a protest that turned deadly when British troops fired into the crowd
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The 13 colonies were forced to only trade with their mother country
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Without Great Britain’s permission, the 13 colonies were not able to form their own military
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Detailed explanation-1: -During Great Britain’s mercantilist period, colonies faced periods of inflation and excessive taxation, which caused great distress. Angry and frustrated American colonists revolted against the British, which led to the American Revolution and the end of mercantilism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mercantilism was a popular economic philosophy in the 17th and 18th centuries. In this system, the British colonies were moneymakers for the mother country. The British put restrictions on how their colonies spent their money so that they could control their economies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Each colony had its own government, but the British king controlled these governments. By the 1770s, many colonists were angry because they did not have self-government. This meant that they could not govern themselves and make their own laws. They had to pay high taxes to the king.
Detailed explanation-4: -economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French & Indian War. How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies? By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries.
Detailed explanation-5: -Mercantilism was a cause of the American Revolution because Britain passed laws based on the Mercantile System that Americans believed violated their rights as Englishmen. Americans felt that way because the laws were passed by a governing body-Parliament-in which the colonies did not have elected representatives.