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Short And Long Term Effects Of The Seven Years War

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Preceding the Seven Years War colonists were infringing on Indian and French territory and an American mercantile system was in place. After the an Anglo-American victory in the Seven Years War Britain was in great debt, the Royal Proclamation of 1763 was enacted, and the consumer revolution was taking place. The Seven Years war was a major turning point for British and colonial relationships because it because it led to an end in salutary neglect, increased taxation and a new sense of American Patriotism arose. However, even after the Seven Years War, many colonists were still loyal to the crown, British and American trade continued, and the many of the poor farmer’s view towards Britain remained unchanged because their life was not substantially …show more content…

Similarly the Stamp Act worsened Anglo-American relations because Americans argued that they were being taxed without Parliamentary representation and this led to groups such as the Sons of Liberty to protest the end of these taxes in sometimes violent ways. The tensions created by taxation led to armed American resistance and eventually American independence form Britain. America’s separation from Britain was ultimately caused by the repercussions of the Seven Years War. However, the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, and many of the other newly imposed British taxes had little effect on …show more content…

Much of these changes in trade were due to the repercussions of the Townshend and Coercive Acts, which had been put in place due to American resistance to the increased taxation from the Seven Years War. The Townshend Acts led to an American boycott of British goods called the nonimportation movement and to colonists harassing pro-British merchants. Because of this resistance along with Boston Tea Party Parliament passed the Coercive Acts, which closed the Boston Port. Angered by the British restricting trade, twelve colonies sent representatives to the Continental Congress who threatened that if the Coercive Acts were not repealed than Congress would cut off all colonial trade with Britain, Ireland, and the British West Indies. Ten years of trade and taxation conflict caused by the war debt from the Seven Years War culminated in the threat of all out commercial warfare. However, these trade restrictions had little affect on poor American farmers who’s life was based on subsistence agriculture and did not have the money to buy manufactured goods from Britain. In addition much of the trading between Britain and American remained the same before and after the war. Until the Embargo of 1807 and the Industrial Revolution in America trade between Britain and American remained the same. The majority of trade both before and after the Seven Years War was America shipping raw material to

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The British were starting to lose control of the American colonies. Taxes and acts enacted changed the relationship between Britain and the American colonists. The Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts both showed that Britain was trying to enforce its power after being lenient with the colonists since the beginning of British rule. The Boston Massacre of 1770 was the point of no return for the colonists in their British relations and led to the American Revolution. The incident inflamed the colonists based on rumors that the affected colonists were shot without provocation, and because the colonists were already fed up with all the acts imposed by the British Parliament.

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The British interfered with American trade by invading costal cities (ports). This upset the Americans. They still felt the effects of the negative conditions of pre-revolution. For example, New Orleans was a trade port that was invaded by the British. With the British invading the ports, this affected the income for the goods and supplies.

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