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Differences Between The French And Indian War And Great Britain

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After winning the French and Indian war, Great Britain decided that the only way they could pay off their debt is by taxing the colonies, however it leads to a major dispute between the colonies and Great Britain. The colonies believed that Great Britain are intruding their natural rights so they came up with the conclusion of establishing a new independent nation away from Great Britain. I personally advocate for the establishment of the new independent nation because Great Britain is basically taxing the colonies without representation, meaning that the majority of the law that Great Britain passed didn't have a single consent from the colonies. Some major policies that Great Britain passed that really irritate the colonies and …show more content…

The Stamp Act required all the colonist to use stamps on all paper documented goods. Enraged, the colonies protested and demanded their natural rights. Before 1763, Great Britain placed a policy of salutary neglect towards the colonies. This policy didn’t really harmed the colonist in any way, but it did give the colonist a taste of Independence. After the French and Indian war, British was in debt and needed a way to earn large revenue. British finally lifted the policy of salutary neglect for a sole purpose of imposing taxes, such as the Stamp Act, on the colonies in an effort to help pay off the debt from the war. However, the British parliament didn’t give the colonies any right to give its own opinion on the law. Intruding the colonist natural rights and this was later known as Taxation without representation. Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense that states, “ We have boasted the protection of Great Britain, without considering, that her motive was interest not attachment ; and that she did not protect us from our enemies on our account ; but from her enemies on her own account ” Stating that the British government only passed laws that really benefits themselves rather than the idea of benefiting the whole 13 …show more content…

Because the mass majority of people who benefited from the French and Indian War were the colonist. After all, so many people had died trying to protect the colonies and it’s was only fair to let the colonist pay a portion of the financial burden. But on the other hand, what the British parliament did was also unconstitutional because they passed tax laws without the consent of the colonies. Which was trampling the colonist natural rights and freedom. It only forged an outbreak of angry colonies stating that Great Britain are defining their natural rights as a human being. Policies such as, the Stamp Act, Quartering Act, and the Townshend Act were all established without any consent of the

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