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Why Did The French And Spanish Increase American Colonies

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The French and Indian War ended in 1763 after nine years of fighting. When the Peace Conference ended in 1763, England was given Canada and Florida. The removal of the French and Spanish strengthened American colonies(History). After the French and Indian War , parliament attempted to force colonist to pay a tax to contribute to the defense of the new North America (Britannia). In the following years American Colonists became angry with being taxed without their consent and a group of colonists created the Sons of Liberty to fight against these taxes. The Sons of Liberty were an organization that was created with the purpose of protecting the rights of the colonist and to fight against taxation by the British government. Patriot Samuel Adams
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