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9/16/09 The French and Indian War was a major turning point in the relationship between England and the Colonists beacause it began churning the ideas of a revolution. Due to the war, England had been put in a bad situation becasue of all its debt. This debt and the presence of English soldiers in the colonies drove King George III to pass his Writs of Assistance and to depend on George Grenville to inpose some heavy taxes on the settlers. In 1765 the Stamp act was passed and this was the first direct taxation the king had ever imposed on the upperclass. This really angered the settlers and sparked the creation of several groups such as the Loyal Nine and the Sons of Liberty who voiced their opposition to the act and protested with many terrorist attacks. The attacks eventually led to the boston tea party which really set off Britain. All of this led to the Bill of Rights and the reason the writers put in "No taxation without representation." These rash feelings could all have been avoided if Britain had just stayed away from the upperclass or did some type of indirect taxes as opposed to direct ones.