Path To US Independence 
Discuss how royal/colonial relations deteriorated between 1763 and 1776. How did British policy toward the colonies change after the French and Indian War? List at least three specific examples and discuss their causes and consequences
Over the period of time between 1763 and 1776, relations between the American colonists and British Parliament began to deteriorate. After the conclusion of the French and Indian war, British Parliament was faced with a major debt crisis. In order to recover the debt, Parliament passed various policies upon the colonists, which, in turn, soured the colonist’s trust and favorability towards the overpowering government. The first to come was the Stamp Act in 1763. Under the Stamp Act, were major taxes on all paper goods. This included magazines, newspapers, stamps and other various paper based products. Though the Stamp Act covered a majority of the debt, the colonists were not pleased. The colonists believed that they should have a say in how heavily the taxes should be levied, therefore, the idea of taxation without representation spawned distrust between the colonists and the Parliamentary government. Tensions grew even more in 1770 with the Boston Massacre. Historians argue that this event was perhaps blown a little out of proportion but, nevertheless, the Boston Massacre was a major turning point in early American history. What started out with a hand full of colonists throwing ice and snow balls at small group of British soldiers, soon turned violent when the soldiers opened fire on the growing crowd, killing 5 and injuring dozens more. The news spread throughout the colonies like wildfire, leading many to begin believing that the British government’s power was growing too strong. Thereafter, in 1774, the British passed the Coercive Acts, also know as the Intolerable Acts. These acts were passed in response to the Boston Tea party, which had occurred only a few months prior. The Intolerable Acts were comprised of four
Over the period of time between 1763 and 1776, relations between the American colonists and British Parliament began to deteriorate. After the conclusion of the French and Indian war, British Parliament was faced with a major debt crisis. In order to recover the debt, Parliament passed various policies upon the colonists, which, in turn, soured the colonist’s trust and favorability towards the overpowering government. The first to come was the Stamp Act in 1763. Under the Stamp Act, were major taxes on all paper goods. This included magazines, newspapers, stamps and other various paper based products. Though the Stamp Act covered a majority of the debt, the colonists were not pleased. The colonists believed that they should have a say in how heavily the taxes should be levied, therefore, the idea of taxation without representation spawned distrust between the colonists and the Parliamentary government. Tensions grew even more in 1770 with the Boston Massacre. Historians argue that this event was perhaps blown a little out of proportion but, nevertheless, the Boston Massacre was a major turning point in early American history. What started out with a hand full of colonists throwing ice and snow balls at small group of British soldiers, soon turned violent when the soldiers opened fire on the growing crowd, killing 5 and injuring dozens more. The news spread throughout the colonies like wildfire, leading many to begin believing that the British government’s power was growing too strong. Thereafter, in 1774, the British passed the Coercive Acts, also know as the Intolerable Acts. These acts were passed in response to the Boston Tea party, which had occurred only a few months prior. The Intolerable Acts were comprised of four