The french and indian war (Seven years war) & The proclamation of 1763
The French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years War) lasted from 1754 to 1763. In America, the battles were between the French and the Native Americans, which sides with them, and the English and the colonies. Though it ended with a British victory, the war left the English government in a great debt. To attempt to pull themselves out of the debt, the British Parliament began to tax the colonies excessively, including the Sugar and Molasses Act in 1763, which put a large tax on the popular product of molasses in the colonies. Eventually, the Act caused the colonists to stop purchasing molasses for a while, so as to harm the British economy.
Another effect of the end of the war was the Proclamation Line of 1763. This was an imaginary line dividing the original 13 colonies from the new land gained in the Seven Years War. The British government declared that the additional land belonged to the Native Americans in an attempt to gain the Native’s loyalty, and told the colonists that they were forbidden from crossing over the line. This angered the colonists, for they felt as though the war had been for nothing, and that they were being taxed without reason.
Another effect of the end of the war was the Proclamation Line of 1763. This was an imaginary line dividing the original 13 colonies from the new land gained in the Seven Years War. The British government declared that the additional land belonged to the Native Americans in an attempt to gain the Native’s loyalty, and told the colonists that they were forbidden from crossing over the line. This angered the colonists, for they felt as though the war had been for nothing, and that they were being taxed without reason.