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The French and Indian War of 1756-1763 was one of the four World Wars where the Spanish and French had allied against the English in North America. The French and the English have never really “got along” and the Spanish and French have. Once the war was over in 1763, a Treaty of Paris was established. The French and Indian War was a major turning point between the British and the colonial relations because it led to Pontiac’s Rebellion, the Proclamation Line of 1763, and the Stamp Act.  Pontiac’s Rebellion was led to by the French and Indian War. This was a major turning point between the British and the colonial relations because the British were taking so much North American land. Pontiac met with other Indian leaders and they united to defeat the British. Pontiac and his Indians used guerilla warfare to attack the British and this was very effective, so the British gave them blankets for the winter as a peace offering. Pontiac did not know that the blankets had small pox on them and Pontiac’s Rebellion died down. Pontiac’s Rebellion was a major turning point after the French and Indian War.  The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a major turning point between the colonial relations and the British. This Proclamation Line of 1763 created the Writs of Assistance. This was where any British officer could search anything, such as ships and take and smuggled goods, such as sugar or tea because the colonials were trying to get more since everything was taxed. The Bill of Rights was established based off of the Writs of Assistance. The French and Indian War was a major turning point because it led to the Proclamation Line of 1763 which then led to the Writs of Assistance.  The Stamp Act was led to by the French and Indian War and it was a major turning point between the British and the colonial relations because it created bitter feelings towards British which would only intensify. The Stamp Act gave direct internal tax to the colonials and fell primarily on the citizens. Every printed document had to have a stamp on it and every stamp was directly taxed. This unifies the colonies because they start to wonder if they really do have the same rights as Englishmen.