French & Indian War

The French and Indian War (1754-63) altered the political, economic, and ideological relationship between Britain and its American colonies in many and different ways. The relationship was altered politically in behalf of Britain’s control of the eastern coastline, economically on how Britain's plans after 1763 were designed to raise prices to pay for the cost of the new empire, and ideologically because American colonists beliefs on the relationship between Britain and the colonies.

The British separated from the French, leaving them in control of the entire eastern coastline, creating an drastic change in North America. In (Document A, North America before 1754 and after 1763) it shows the increase of English control. Britain had to not only govern the well-being of their land but also that of the colonies. The British were in an extreme debt. This led to the monarchs accusing colonists for their loss of revenue. The British believed that, since they "protected" the colonists, they should be repaid.

After 1763, Britain was in need for revenue to pay for the French and Indian War. Britain was clever on finding ways to raise revenue from the colonies. From 1650 to the end of the French and Indian War was a period of salutary neglect. Britain had very little involvement in the lifestyle of the colonies. After the French and Indian War, Mercantilism became strictly enforced. Mercantilism was a form of rising revenue from the colonies in which the colonies could only trade with Great Britain .they would import more than they exported. The Stamp Act (1765) was passed by British Parliament to directly tax the colonies on all printed material from newspapers. This put the colonies through a great distress. In (Document H. Newspaper masthead, October 1765), It states times as "Dreadful, Doleful, Dismal, Dollar-Less". This shows the impact on the thoughts of the colonists. It also displays a stamp with skull and crossbones on it.