How Did The British Fight Before The American Revolution

After the events of the French and Indian war, England and her colonies found themselves in relative peace. However, under this peace began the rumblings of dissent by the American colonies who felt they could not be taxed without valid representation in British parliament. This would eventually be the rallying cry for revolution for the colonists. Several decisions made by the British towards the colonies during the period between 1763-1776 led to eventual revolution, and the eventual loss of Britain’s North American colonies.
During the peace that developed after the French & Indian war, England, attempting to avoid open conflict with Native American tribes after gaining a tremendous amount of land from the French’s defeat, issued the Proclamation of 1763. This proclamation issued that white settlers could go no farther than the Appalachian Mountains. This allowed London the ability to control the movement of settlers, and it helped avoid any major conflicts between white settlers and Native tribes. The colonies where against this proclamation, and eventually went against it regardless, claiming that proclamation hindered trade and expansion, as well as stagger the rich yields of the fur and trapping industry.
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This became a constant reminder to colonists of the oppression by England on them. Also, due to many English soldiers not being paid well, many soldiers sought work in the colony, which hurt many colonists on finding jobs and caused even more resentment. This all came to a boiling point with the Boston Massacre. A scuffle between dock workers and a British soldier led to soldiers firing into a crowd, killing 5 individuals. This became a massive rally cry for colonists who believed in the idea of revolution, and it further divided the colonies from their English