After reading the pages in the textbook, post a response to the following prompt: How did the French and Indian War affect the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain? You need to post two comments. The first one will be your answer/stance on the question, and the second one will be a response to one of your classmates. In your answer do not use the following phrases: I think, In my opinion, In my view, or anything like that. OK??? Have fun!
The French Indian war made the colonists realize that the protection of the crown of England was actually helpful and important to preserving their way of life. England didn't oppose the progression of religion in America and that was what the colonists had come for. they didn't want to lose their land and freedom.
ReplyDelete(by the way there was no mention of the French Indian war in the reading so i could be talking about the wrong thing)
The French Indian affected the relationship with the colonies and Great Britain in many different ways. One being, Great Britain lost a great deal of money in the war and were in debt and tried to depend on the colonies for taxes. The colonies did not want to pay off Great Britains dept. This eventually lead to the American Revolutionary War.
ReplyDeleteBecause the French and Indian war was fought in North America, this put Great Britain in a lot of debt, as Brian said. France and Britain were contemplating who would be the great power of North America, which probably put a lot of strain on the colonists. In order to pay off debt, the British had to immpose taxes and tarrifs. This made the colonists extremely unhappy.
ReplyDeleteAdding to both Brian and Alexandra, one of the major problems that came about from the French and Indian War was the fact that Great Britain was suffering from debt. All of the money that had been put into this war was now all gone and Britain was in trouble. Lucky for the British, they had an idea; taxing the colonists would help them improve their economy. What they didn't know was how the colonists were going to respond. Most of these colonist were very agitated, which was why this dispute later progressed into controversy. It just goes to show how one thing can lead to another.
ReplyDeleteThe French Indian war caused Great Britain to loose a lot of money and afterwards they were in debt and expected the colonies to help them pay the tax. The colonies were not very happy with all the taxes and tariffs that were thrown at them and this lead eventually lead to the American Revolutionary War.
ReplyDeleteZak mentioned that the French and Indian War lead to controversy among the British and colonists. One type of controversy was a type of tax, known as the stamp act of 1765. This act went against the Magna Carta, and the colonists had no say in it. The stamp act required all legal documents, permits, newspapers, wills, etc., in the American colonies to carry a tax stamp. The colonists tried as hard as they could to resist this tax, but that only created more destruction. Another type of act imposed on the colonists was the sugar act.
ReplyDeleteThe French and Indian war lead to deabt in Great Britain because it took place in North America and the colonies did not want to pay them back. It also lead to controversy like the stamp act of 1765 and the sugar act. All of these things eventually led to the American Revolutionary War.
ReplyDeleteLike Alexandra and Zak mentioned about the controversy of taxing, there was also however a sugar act that took place as well. The Sugar Act took place 1764 to help pay off the debts of the war. The Sugar Act caused people to pay taxes on sugar, molasses, and other products that were imported to the colonies. After the Sugar Act took place, the Stamp Act followed in 1965.
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ReplyDeleteThe French and Indian War impacted the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain in many ways. Politically, the colonies quenched for a Republican government, rather than the English Monarchy that existed. Quickly, the British strived to govern the colonists by placing 10,000 British soldiers into the American colonies. In addition, the British also commenced putting taxes on necessary items that the colonists usually bought, which impacted the relationship economically. For example, the Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765 were put into action in order to help Britain pay for the war. However, once the war occurred, the Americans realized that they were not a weak power and later rebelled against the British. This ideological relation gave the colonies a unique possibility of independence.
ReplyDeleteAfter the French and Indian War, the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain took a turn for the worst. The war increased the colonists concern over a permanent installment of a British standing army. They believed a standing army would threaten liberty, and the current representative government. The British also began imposing taxes and imperial reform on the colonists which caused high tensions amongst the two groups.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Jon, the proposal of an army frightened these colonists. They believed that this would affect their society, as well as their freedom. Fear and uncertainty were two of the many traits that these colonists were now sharing. They did not know whether to rebel or to conform with the British demands. This created much conflict.
ReplyDeleteAs Brielle said, the British imposed taxes on the colonists to help pay for the debts of the war. Going into the war in 1764, the British nationally debt was about 75 million pounds. By 1763 their debt increased to about 133 million pounds. The colonists benefited from the war receiving large sums of money from Britain for food, supplies, and transport for the British army. The British needed money to uphold the troops in recently conquered provinces of Canada and Florida. The British believed they had no other option then to tax the colonies.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Brielle said about the tax that Great Britain put on sugar and stamps affected the colonies relationship with Great Britatin a huge deal.
ReplyDeleteThe main impact of the French and Indian war was that it brought large debt upon Great Britain. They were forced to spend loads of money on the war effort and they were not able to make this money back easily. In order to cut the slack on making the money back they were forced to apply taxes to many goods along with tarifs and other money makers. This did not help with the colony's relationship with Britain as they felt they should not have to pay these outrageous taxes to the government. This loathing attitude greatly influenced the eventual American Revolution.
ReplyDeleteAs others have said in earlier comments, these taxes seemed to have a huge effect on the relationship between the colonies and the European nations. This was a huge factor for the war because it brought this feeling of anger and injustice to the colonies.
ReplyDeleteAs Drew said the French Indian war mainly caused a great debt on Great Britain because they were forced to spend a lot of money on the war and could not make it back easily. They had to apply taxes and tariffs on the colonies which ruined their relationship with Great Britain.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone that the cost of this war caused Britain to be in debt and that they tried to get the money out of the colonies for taxes. Britain already had very high taxes, so they believed that America should pay the cost of war as well. Also,money was needed to maintain the British troops who occupied the conquered provinces of Canada and Florida. However, the colonies were very unhappy by the taxes. This strain relationship sparked the American Revolution.
ReplyDeleteAdding to this thought, before the war, Britain did not enforce rules stictly on the American colonies. However, after the war,Britain decided to have a tighter control on the American colonies. As for France, the country lost both influence and prestige.
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ReplyDeleteAfter the French Indian War Great Britain found themselves in a tight spot economically. Due to the cost of the war and the already troubled economy, Great Britain had to find a solution. It would be a disaster by taxing Great Britain because they were already in a tough spot with already high taxes. Therefore they found hope in the new land. The Parliament decided to tax the colonists taking the new lands to their advantage.
ReplyDeleteBecause of the French and Indian War the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain was greatly strained. First off, since France was preoccupied with the war, their trading obligations with the other colonies suffered which directly affected the colonies economy. Moreover, in addition to the economic pressure, the high tensions of war that surrounded the colonies kept heightening the level of intensity all around, including those not involved in the war. These factors along with the ridiculous taxation imposed on the colonies by Great Britain proved to be to overwhelming thus resulting in later confrontation between the colonies and Great Britain.
ReplyDeleteTo agree with Alexandra, the actions made by Great Britain, such as the Magna Carta, Stamp Act, and Sugar Act, definitely caused their relationship with the colonies to be completely changed. Ultimately, decisions similar to these lead to later fighting between the two powers.
ReplyDeleteThe French and Indian war changed the relationship between Great Britain and the colonies. Economically and politically there were many disagreement between the colonies and Great Britain. The colonies were trying to pull away from the British monarchy and form their own government. Otherwise Britain was in a rough time economically, they lost loads of money on the war overseas. This caused the British to put taxes on necessary supplies for the colonies. It was not easy for the British to regain any of their money because the colonies were trying to pull away in spark of starting their own revolution.
ReplyDeleteCJ d makes a good point discussing the high tensions of war on the colonies. The taxes were already hard enough on them but now they have to deal with the stress of the war. Putting all these strains on the colonies shows an even greater reason to strive for the revolution.
ReplyDeleteThe French Indian War cost a lot for the British. This is one of the reasons that bought the relationship of Great Britain colonies to a down point. The government needed to tax more on the colonies in order to run the British force. But at the same time, the force was also protecting the people as an exchange. The British went on the offensive with the huge supplement of troops funded (or robbed) by the colonies. At the same time, Britain was using the colonies to pay off the war debts and to benefit its own country.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Brian. The high taxation of the colonies were making their lives miserable.This lead to the revolution and independence.
ReplyDeleteAs both Brian and Alexandra have mentioned the French and Indian War put Great Britain in deep debt. Before this happened the colonies felt they should be loyal to their "mother country." However, the war destroyed the relationship between Britain and the colonies since it would later cause taxes that the colonists would have to pay. The colonists felt that this was completely unfair, which built up tension.
ReplyDeleteAs Brian and Pasha stated the tension between the colonies and Great Britain led to the American Revolutionary War. The colonists no longer felt that they needed the support from their “mother country” and wanted their freedom. Besides the taxes that Britain put on the colonies, which led to the Stamp Act, as Alexandra mentioned, other tension was built because of the Townshend Acts. The Townshend Acts were made to raise profits to pay for governors, enforcing trade policies, and punishing the province of New York
ReplyDeleteThe relationship between Britain and the colonies truly started to disassemble for the first time during the French and Indian War. Not only was Britain's debt extremely high due to the location of the war overseas, a major disadvantage economically, but this also lead to an idea whose result would be catastrophic. With the limited options they had attained, the British eventually decided to tax the colonists. Not only will this lead to controversy but it is also the makings for what will later be the revolutionary war.
ReplyDeleteAs Zak mentioned earlier, the major mistake made by the British was to underestimate the reaction by the colonies. Some may have taken these new taxes and tariffs in stride, but most (primarily the lower class) were just about ready to revolt.
ReplyDeleteAlso, as Drew had said, the British taxes were not the only matter they would be angered by. It almost warmed them up to revolt against future actions made by the British. This was the tip of the ice berg and it was what loaded the readied gun. All that the American's need is for someone to pull the trigger before real mayhem will occur.
Courtney makes a great point in explaining how the colonies wanted to break free from their "mother country." Parliament started the sugar act in 1764. Following was then the Stamp Act and the Townshead Act which lead to the boycotts. This was the point where they no longer began to feel that they should stay as loyal as they had been before. This boycott forced the British to take action. They sent over troops over and started off with the Boston Massacre. This was the begining of a revolution.
ReplyDeleteIn part because of the French-Indian War, Great Britain was in tremendous debt during the mid eighteenth century. As they had fought the war to help the well being of their American colonies, they saw nothing wrong in taxing the colonists -- Britains themselves were paying high taxes (higher than those of most in North America) to pay off their empire's debt. King George II saw the taxes as nothing more than the colonists paying their fair share of the war. In stark contrast, Americans did not see it as a 'thank you' tax, but as an oppressive maneuver by a government to which most of them owed no real allegiance to -- England was across the North Atlantic and had no American representation. While the colonists' resistance would probably have been much less vehement had Americans been constituents of officials in England, they were not, and therefore were enraged by the fact that England would govern over their territory with an iron first (without consulting those who called it their homeland). Relations between Great Britain and North America became very strained until it exploded in 1776.
ReplyDeleteAaron makes a good point about how boycotting British exports and causing trouble in New England (in events such as the Boston Tea Party) made the relations between Great Britain and North America uneasy. In what could be considered an economic crisis of sorts, many of Britain's merchants were losing money (each country was the other's closest trading partner) and it was disrupting the Circular Flow of their economy.
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