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Nicole Chiappetti AP US History Mr. Rowells September 16, 2009 Conflicts of War  Throughout the 17th century British faced many issues with France. After years of conflict the Seven Year War/ French and Indian War began. This was the fourth World War, and it took place in different parts of the 13 colonies. After the war ended in 1763 tensions were high between the colonists and the British. Economically after the war England was sinking under a pile of debt causing colonists to receive taxes, there was an increase in soldiers to take the power back, and the colonists quickly felt their independence removed when the laws/acts were established.  The wealth of England was high before the French and Indian War, but after the loss of money was evident. The debt all fell on the taxes payers and they could no longer take it anymore. The materials on the trading ships began to be taxed and the colonists were not allowed to trade any goods with anyone besides Britain. King George III felt that they had to remove their debt to keep up with their neighbors, and receive the new fashionable materials. The colonists had bitter feelings toward the taxes due to the fact that they felt they weren’t being allowed the same rights as Englishmen. Tensions continued to increase after the Proclamation of 1763 because the English became restricted in the areas they could expand on. The Proclamation stated that no colonists could cross over the Appalachian Mountains because it was now given to the Indians. This infuriated the colonists because they felt that land was the whole reason why they fought the French and Indian War. Rebellions like the Paxton Boys began after that because the colonists wanted their freedom back and independence. The economy was suffering in both the 13 colonies and England, and it was one of the main reasons why the colonists began taking their lives in their own hands and fighting back. Besides the economy the social differences were apparent. The British soldiers showed contempt towards the colonists, and the colonists were forced to live their lives around them. After the war 10,000 soldiers made up the standing army that stayed in the colonies. They were placed in four major cities to enforce the power of the crown. Misinterpretations begin among the colonists. The final social breaking point was when the Sugar Act, Currency Act, Quartering Act, and the Stamp Act arrived. The independence of the colonists were ripped out of their hands. At first they went along with it, but as the Acts increased in numbers and the new ones began to take more power from the colonists, rebellions and riots broke out. The colonists were forced to house the soldiers because of the Quartering Act; causing conflicts due to the fact the colonists and soldiers disliked one another. The colonies began failing socially when the British soldiers became part of the system. After the French and Indian the relationship between the British and colonists would never be the same. King George III allowed debt to get in the way of his ruling, and there became a slow decline in trust toward the crown of England. The economy was at a horrible point, and the crown took advantage of his colonists. That caused tensions because asserting his power forced the removal of the colonist’s independence, which was the main reason they came to the New World. After the war everything changed and nothing would be the same again.