The French and Indian War (1754 – 1763) gradually worsened the political, economic and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies even though Britain and the American colonies gained land from the French (Document A). An example of this would be in order to keep peace with the Indians, the British government prohibited American colonists from expanding westward beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Also, when Britain was in debt from the French and Indian War, they imposed more taxes on the American colonies. Furthermore, the colonists weren’t happy about the concessions given to the Catholics in Quebec.

Politically, relations between Britain and its American colonies were tense before and after the French and Indian War. Before the war, Canassatego, Chief of the Onondago Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy (Document B), demanded on the removal of the colonist from their land. Therefore, in order to get rid of the tension between the Indians and Britain, the......

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