French And Indian War Turning Point

The French and Indian War marked a major turning point in American relations with Great Britain. Before the war, there was a period of neglect/disinterest with Britain and the colonies. Great Britain only seemed to be interested in the colonies maintaining the mercantilist policies and did not care for how the colonies decided how to govern/run themselves. After the war, there were major changes on the relations between the colonies and Great Britain in terms of British involvement in the colonies. The French and Indian War marked as a major turning point in American relations with Great Britain with changes such as increased British control (due to the debt of the war) but, also continuities such as loyalty to Britain that remained relatively the same after the war.

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Although, later on after restricting legislation was passed by Britain that the colonies wanted to become more independent and break free/ cut ties with their “mother country.” The colonists expressed their feelings of independence by boycotting British goods and taxes. But, although the colonists wanted to express that they wanted to break free, a group of colonists (known as loyalists) remained loyal to Great Britain. This had also caused tension between the colonists after the French and Indian War.

The French and Indian war marked a change in the relations between Britain and the colonies because the period salutary neglect had ended, angered tensions had emerged from the colonists. The colonists no longer felt the need to be loyal to Britain and started to rebel against British policies ( Boston Tea party was also considered another turning point and the kick start of colonists gaining their independence.) It was the first time in history that the colonists considered breaking free from Britain's grasp, which is later shown in the Declaration of